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| image = Hossein Fereydoun 2019.jpg
| caption = Hossein Fereydoun, 13 September 2013
| caption = Fereydoun in 2019
| order = [[Aide to the President of Iran|Special Aide to the President]]
| order = [[Aide to the President of Iran|Special Aide to the President]]
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| term_start = 28 August 2013
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| president = [[Hassan Rouhani]]
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| predecessor = [[Ali Akbar Mehrabian]]
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| successor = ''Vacant''
| order1 = [[Iran-Malaysia relations|Iranian Ambassador to Malaysia]]
| order1 = [[Iran-Malaysia relations|Ambassador of Iran to Malaysia]]
| term_start1 = 1989
| term_start1 = 1989
| term_end1 = 1997
| term_end1 = 1997
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| birth_place = [[Sorkheh]], Iran
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'''Hossein Fereydoun''' ({{lang-fa|حسین فریدون}}) is an [[Iran]]ian politician. Fereydoun is brother and [[Aide to the President of Iran|aide]] to the President [[Hassan Rouhani]], described as his “eyes and ears” in the negotiations leading to the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/rouhani-brother-hossein-fereydoun-khamenei-currency.html|title=Did Iran’s president sideline his own brother?|date=27 May 2016|access-date=11 December 2016|work=Al-Monitor}}</ref>
'''Hossein Fereydoun''' ({{langx|fa|حسین فریدون}}, born 1957) is an [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] politician. Fereydoun is brother and [[Aide to the President of Iran|aide]] to the President [[Hassan Rouhani]], described as his “eyes and ears” in the negotiations leading to the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]].<ref name="AM">{{citation|url=http://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/05/rouhani-brother-hossein-fereydoun-khamenei-currency.html|title=Did Iran's president sideline his own brother?|date=27 May 2016|access-date=11 December 2016|work=[[Al-Monitor]]}}</ref>
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== Career ==
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He was responsible for the Ayatollah Khomeini's security when he returned to Iran in 1979. He served as the district governor of [[Karaj]] and [[Nishapur]]. Fereydoun was later appointed as Iran's ambassador to [[Malaysia]] and held the office for eight years, before joining [[Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations|Iran's delegation to the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Iran's Leaders Rail Against The West — And Then Send Their Children To Study And Work There|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/irans-leaders-send-their-children-to-study-in-the-west-2014-9|accessdate=18 November 2016|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Arrest==
Born in 1957 in [[Sorkheh]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baomoi.com/tiet-lo-bat-ngo-ve-em-trai-tu-toi-cua-tong-thong-iran/c/32412338.epi|title=Tiết lộ bất ngờ về em trai tù tội của Tổng thống Iran|trans-title=Unexpected revelation about the prisoner brother of the President of Iran|website=baomoi.com|language=Vietnamese|date=10 March 2019}}</ref> Fereydoun had a PhD in International relations from the [[Shahid Beheshti University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/en/news/1970219/all-rumors-about-hassan-rouhani-s-recently-arrested-brother-hossein-fereidoun|title=All Rumors about Hassan Rouhani's Recently Arrested Brother Hossein Fereidoun|website=Iranian Diplomacy|date=17 July 2017}}</ref>
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On 15 July 2017, Fereydoun was arrested for questioning in connection with a [[Corruption in Iran|corruption]] probe. He was released 2 days later and reported to pay as much as 500 billion rials (US$15.3 million) for his release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40642200|title=Iranian President Rouhani's brother 'released on bail'|accessdate=18 July 2017|work=BBC News|date=18 July 2017}}</ref>


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==Career==
[[File:John Kerry Speaks With Hossein Fereydoun and Javad Zarif before Press conference in Vienna (19663913956) cropped.jpg|thumb|U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] speaks with Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of Iranian President [[Hassan Rouhani]], and Iranian Foreign Minister [[Mohammad Javad Zarif|Javad Zarif]]]]
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He was responsible for the Ayatollah Khomeini's security when he returned to Iran in 1979. He served as the district governor of [[Karaj]] and [[Nishapur]]. Fereydoun was later appointed as Iran's ambassador to [[Malaysia]] and held the office for eight years, before joining [[Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations|Iran's delegation to the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Iran's Leaders Rail Against The West — And Then Send Their Children To Study And Work There|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/irans-leaders-send-their-children-to-study-in-the-west-2014-9|access-date=18 November 2016|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>

Fereydoun is associated with the [[Moderation and Development Party]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/04/rouhani-moderates-internal-rivalryy-iran-administration.html|title=Internal rivalries hinder Rouhani's reform efforts|date=8 April 2014|access-date=11 December 2016|work=[[Al-Monitor]]|author=Ali Afshari}}</ref>

==Corruption case==
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On 15 July 2017, Fereydoun was arrested for questioning in connection with a [[Corruption in Iran|corruption]] probe. He was released 2 days later and reported to pay as much as 500 billion rials (US$15.3 million) for his release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40642200|title=Iranian President Rouhani's brother 'released on bail'|access-date=18 July 2017|work=[[BBC News]]|date=18 July 2017}}</ref> In 2019, he was sentenced to five years in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rouhani-brother/iran-court-sentences-brother-of-president-rouhani-to-five-years-in-prison-report-idUSKBN1WG3F6|title=Iran court sentences brother of president Rouhani to five years in prison|access-date=5 July 2020|work=[[Reuters]]|date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 8 November 2024

Hossein Fereydoun
Fereydoun in 2019
Special Aide to the President
In office
28 August 2013 – c. March 2016[1]
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byAli Akbar Mehrabian
Succeeded byVacant
Ambassador of Iran to Malaysia
In office
1989–1997
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Personal details
Born1957 (age 67–68)
Sorkheh, Iran
RelationsHassan Rouhani (Brother)

Hossein Fereydoun (Persian: حسین فریدون, born 1957) is an Iranian politician. Fereydoun is brother and aide to the President Hassan Rouhani, described as his “eyes and ears” in the negotiations leading to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.[1]

Early life and education

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Born in 1957 in Sorkheh,[2] Fereydoun had a PhD in International relations from the Shahid Beheshti University.[3]

Career

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

He was responsible for the Ayatollah Khomeini's security when he returned to Iran in 1979. He served as the district governor of Karaj and Nishapur. Fereydoun was later appointed as Iran's ambassador to Malaysia and held the office for eight years, before joining Iran's delegation to the United Nations.[4]

Fereydoun is associated with the Moderation and Development Party.[5]

Corruption case

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On 15 July 2017, Fereydoun was arrested for questioning in connection with a corruption probe. He was released 2 days later and reported to pay as much as 500 billion rials (US$15.3 million) for his release.[6] In 2019, he was sentenced to five years in prison.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Did Iran's president sideline his own brother?", Al-Monitor, 27 May 2016, retrieved 11 December 2016
  2. ^ "Tiết lộ bất ngờ về em trai tù tội của Tổng thống Iran" [Unexpected revelation about the prisoner brother of the President of Iran]. baomoi.com (in Vietnamese). 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ "All Rumors about Hassan Rouhani's Recently Arrested Brother Hossein Fereidoun". Iranian Diplomacy. 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Iran's Leaders Rail Against The West — And Then Send Their Children To Study And Work There". Business Insider. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ^ Ali Afshari (8 April 2014), "Internal rivalries hinder Rouhani's reform efforts", Al-Monitor, retrieved 11 December 2016
  6. ^ "Iranian President Rouhani's brother 'released on bail'". BBC News. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Iran court sentences brother of president Rouhani to five years in prison". Reuters. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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