Pezeshkian appoints ex-envoy to Russia as his chief political aide
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Aug 24, 2024
Tehran, IRNA -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkain has appointed a former ambassador to Russia as his chief political advisor.
Mehdi Sanaei was appointed as Deputy for Political Affairs of the IRANIAN PRESIDENCY OFFICE on Saturday.
The appointment decree was issued by Pezehkian's chief of staff Mohsen Haji Mirzaei.
He replaces Mohammad Jamshidi who served as political advisor to former president Ebrahim Raisi for three years.
Sanaei was Iran's ambassador to Russia for six years until 2019. He lectures at the Russian Studies Department in the Faculty of World Studies in the University of Tehran.
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