Elias Hazrati

Elias Hazrati
الیاس حضرتی
Hazrati in 2025
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
In office
27 May 2000 – 26 May 2004
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
In office
27 May 1988 – 26 May 2000
ConstituencyRasht
Personal details
Born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961
Hashtrud, Iran
Political partyNational Trust Party (2005–)
Other political
affiliations
Islamic Iran Solidarity Party (1998–2005)
Military service
AllegianceRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1979–1984
CommandsGilan Corps
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Elias Hazrati (born 13 March 1961)[1] is an Iranian politician, journalist and former military officer. Who serving as Head of the Government Information Council since 28 August 2024. He was a member of the Parliament of Iran from 1988 until 2004 and also from 2016 to 2020. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Etemad.[2]

Career

He left the army in 1984 and was elected as a member of the parliament from Rasht in the 1988 election. He was also re-elected in 1992, 1996 and 2000 but he did not seek re-election in the 2004 election. After reaching the tenth parliament, he spoke in Islamic Association of Gilan Azeris.[3]

References

  1. ^ "آشنایی با الیاس حضرتی". tadabir.ir. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13.
  2. ^ Etemad website (in Persian)
  3. ^ ما اصلاح طلبان هرگاه با هم بودیم، توانستیم به پیروزی برسیم Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)