Majid Ansari

Iranian politician and cleric

Majid Ansari


Vice President of Iran for Legal Affairs
In office 12 July 2016 – 9 August 2017
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Elham Aminzadeh
Succeeded by	Laya Jonaidi
Vice President of Iran for Parliamentary Affairs
In office 1 September 2013 – 12 July 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Lotfollah Forouzandeh
Succeeded by	Hossein Ali Amiri
In office 13 October 2004 – 3 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi
Succeeded by	Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi (Parliamentary and Legal Affairs)
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 March 2002
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Chairman	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani
Member of Parliament of Iran
In office 1980–2004
Constituency	Kerman

Personal details
Born	(1954-03-30) 30 March 1954 (age 70) Khanuk, Iran
Political party	Association of Combatant Clerics

Majid Ansari (Persian: مجید انصاری; born in 1954 in Khanuk, Kerman Province) is an Iranian politician and cleric. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was formerly Vice President for Legal Affairs from July 12, 2016 until August 9, 2017. Previously held vice presidency in parliamentary affairs from October 12, 2004 to August 29, 2005, appointed by President Mohammad Khatami and the second term from September 1, 2013 until July 12, 2016 under President Hassan Rouhani. On 2 August 2017, Ansari announced that he will not be part of second Rouhani government.

Ansari is also a former representative to the Assembly of Experts and a current member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Politically, he is a member of the Central Council of Association of Combatant Clerics.

Previously, he has been a representative of Tehran in the Parliament of Iran until 2004. Ansari has openly supported Sadegh Khalkhali, the hanging judge and his serial executions.^[1]

References

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Assembly seats
Preceded by Abdollah Nouri	Parliamentary leader of reformists Head of Hezbollah Assembly 1997–2000	Succeeded by Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur as Head of 2nd of Khordad fraction
Party political offices
New title	Head of Association of Combatant Clerics's parliamentary group 2000–2004 1992–1996	Vacant

Cabinet of President Hassan Rouhani (2013–2021)

Cabinet
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
Minister of Agriculture	Mahmoud Hojjati (2013–2019) Abbas Keshavarz* (2019–2020) Kazem Khavazi (2020–2021)
Minister of Communications and IT	Mahmoud Vaezi (2013–2017) Mohammad Javad Jahromi (2017–2021)
Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare	Ali Rabiei (2013–2018) Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpey* (2018) Mohammad Shariatmadari (2018–2021)
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Ali Jannati (2013–2016) Abbas Salehi* (2016) Reza Salehi Amiri (2016–2017) Abbas Salehi (2017–2021)
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Hossein Dehghan (2013–2017) Amir Hatami (2017–2021)
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Ali Tayebnia (2013–2017) Masoud Karbasian (2017–2018) Rahmatollah Akrami* (2018) Farhad Dejpasand (2018–2021)
Minister of Education	Ali-Asghar Fani (2013–2016) Mohammad Bathaei* (2016) Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani (2016–2017) Mohammad Bathaei (2017–2019) Javad Hosseini* (2019) Mohsen Haji Mirzaei (2019–2021)
Minister of Energy	Hamid Chitchian (2013–2017) Sattar Mahmoudi* (2017) Reza Ardakanian (2017–2021)
Minister of Health and Medical Education	Hassan Hashemi (2013–2019) Saeed Namaki (2019–2021)
Minister of Industries, Mines and Business	Mohammadreza Nematzadeh (2013–2017) Mohammad Shariatmadari (2017–2018) Reza Rahmani (2018–2020) Hossein Modarres Khiabani* (2020) Jafar Sarghini* (2020) Ali Reza Razm Hosseini (2020–2021)
Minister of Intelligence	Mahmoud Alavi (2013–2021)
Minister of Interior	Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (2013–2021)
Minister of Justice	Mostafa Pourmohammadi (2013–2017) Alireza Avayi (2017–2021)
Minister of Petroleum	Bijan Namdar Zangeneh (2013–2021)
Minister of Transportation and Housing	Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi (2013–2018) Mohammad Eslami (2018–2021)
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports	Reza Salehi Amiri* (2013) Mohammad Shariatmadari* (2013) Mahmoud Goudarzi (2013–2016) Nasrollah Sajjadi* (2016) Masoud Soltanifar (2016–2021)
Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Jafar Towfighi* (2013) Reza Farajidana (2013–2014) Mohammad-Ali Najafi* (2014) Mohammad Farhadi (2014–2017) Zia Hashemi* (2017) Mansour Gholami (2017–2021)
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism	Ali Asghar Mounesan (2019–2021)

Cabinet-level
First Vice President	Eshaq Jahangiri (2013–2021)
Chief of Staff	Mohammad Nahavandian (2013–2017) Mahmoud Vaezi (2017–2021)
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Ali Akbar Salehi (2013–2021)
Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Mohammad-Ali Najafi (2013–2014) Masoud Soltanifar (2014–2016) Zahra Ahmadipour (2016–2017) Ali Asghar Mounesan (2017–2019)
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Masoumeh Ebtekar (2013–2017) Isa Kalantari (2017–2021)
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Mohammad-Ali Shahidi (2013–2020) Saeed Ohadi (2020–2021)
Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation	Sorena Sattari (2013–2021)
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs	Majid Ansari (2013–2016) Hossein-Ali Amiri (2016–2021)
Vice President for Women and Family Affairs	Shahindokht Molaverdi (2013–2017) Masoumeh Ebtekar (2017–2021)
Vice President for Legal Affairs	Elham Aminzadeh (2013–2016) Majid Ansari (2016–2017) Laya Joneydi (2017–2021)
Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht (2013–2014)
Vice President for Executive Affairs	Mohammad Shariatmadari (2013–2017)
Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization	Jamshid Ansari (2016–2021)
Vice President for Economic Affairs	Mohammad Nahavandian (2017–2021)

* Acting

Cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005)

Cabinet
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Kamal Kharrazi (1997–2005)
Minister of Agriculture**	Isa Kalantari (1997–2001)
Minister of Jihad of Construction**	Mohammad Saeedikia (1997–2001)
Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture**	Mahmoud Hojjati (2001–2005)
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone	Mohammad Reza Aref (1997–2000) Nasrollah Jahangard* (2000) Abdollah Mirtaheri* (2000–2001) Ahmad Motamedi (2001–2005)
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Hossein Kamali (1997–2001) Safdar Hosseini (2001–2004) Nasser Khaleghi (2004–2005)
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Attaollah Mohajerani (1997–2000) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei* (2000–2001) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (2001–2005)
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Ali Shamkhani (1997–2005)
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Hossein Namazi (1997–2001) Tahmasb Mazaheri (2001–2004) Safdar Hosseini (2004–2005)
Minister of Education	Hossein Mozaffar (1997–2001) Morteza Haji (2001–2005)
Minister of Energy	Habibolah Bitaraf (1997–2005)
Minister of Health and Medical Education	Mohammad Farhadi (1997–2001) Masoud Pezeshkian (2001–2005)
Minister of Mines and Metals***	Eshaq Jahangiri (1997–2001)
Minister of Industries***	Gholamreza Shafeei (1997–2001)
Minister of Industries and Mines***	Eshaq Jahangiri (2001–2005)
Minister of Intelligence	Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi (1997–1998) Ali Younesi (1998–2005)
Minister of Interior	Abdollah Nouri (1997–1998) Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari (1998–2005)
Minister of Justice	Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari (1997–2005)
Minister of Petroleum	Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (1997–2005)
Minister of Roads and Transportation	Mahmoud Hojatti (1997–2001) Rahman Dadman (2001) Ahmad Khorram (2001–2004) Mohammad Rahmati (2004–2005)
Commerce	Mohammad Shariatmadar (1997–2005)
Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Mostafa Moeen (1997–2003) Jafar Towfighi (2003–2005)
Minister of Welfare and Social Security****	Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan (2004–2005)
Ministry of Cooperatives	Morteza Haji (1997–2001) Ali Soufi (2001–2005)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development	Ali Abdolalizadeh (1997–2005)

Cabinet-level
First Vice President	Hassan Habibi (1997–2001) Mohammad Reza Aref (2001–2005)
Chief of Staff	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (1997–2001) Ali Khatami (2001–2005)
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (1997–2005)
Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (1997–2003) Hossein Marashi (2003–2005)
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Masoumeh Ebtekar (1997–2005)
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Hossein Dehghan (2002–2005)
Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran	Mohammad-Ali Najafi (1997–2000) Mohammad Reza Aref (2000–2001) Mohammad Sattarifar (2001–2004) Hamidreza Baradaran-Shoraka (2004–2005)
Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization	Mostafa Hashemitaba (1997–2001) Mohsen Mehralizadeh (2001–2005)
Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (2001–2004) Majid Ansari (2004–2005)

* Acting
**Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Jihad of Construction merged, forming Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture
***Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Mines and Metals merged, forming Ministry of Industries and Mines
****established in 2004

v t e Presidents of the Prisons Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Majid Ansari (1986–1988) Esmail Shooshtari (1988–1989) Asadollah Lajevardi (1989–1997) Morteza Bakhtiari (1997–2004) Ali Akbar Yasaqi (2004–2012) Gholam Hossein Esmaeili (2012–present)

v t e 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners
Order	Ruhollah Khomeini
Perpetrators	Ebrahim Raisi Mostafa Pourmohammadi Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani Majid Ansari Asadollah Lajevardi Alireza Avayi
Influential sponsors	Ahmad Khomeini Akbar Rafsanjanī Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili Ali Khamenei Mohammad Reyshahri Mohsen Rezaee
Opponents	Hussein-Ali Montazeri Sadiq al-Shirazi
Related parties and organizations	People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian Fedaian Organisation Tudeh Party of Iran Worker's Way Komalah Communist Party of Iran Organization of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class
Buried	Khavaran cemetery
Related	Mothers of Khavaran Raheleh Rahemipour
Category:1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners