Education
Shahid Beheshti University.
architect artist essayist politician
Shahid Beheshti University.
He was the first head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, being appointed on 2 September 1997 by Mohammad Khatami and held the office until 2 June 2003 when he replaced with Hossein Marashi. He is a professor at Shahid Beheshti University. He is the younger brother of Alireza Beheshti, one of the advisers of Mir-Hossein Mousavi during 2009 presidential election.
He was also head of the Fajr International Film Festival and a member of Iranian Academy of the Arts.