Ali Asghar Mounesan

Ali Asghar Mounesan (Persian: علی‌اصغر مونسان‎) is an Iranian politician who is currently the head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, being appointed on 13 August 2017 by President Hassan Rouhani.[1]

Ali Asghar Mounesan
Minister of Cultural Heritage
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2019 Acting: 21 August – 3 September 2019
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Position established
Vice President of Iran Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization
In office 13 August 2017 – 21 August 2019
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Zahra Ahmadipour
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	1970 (age 50–51)[1] Tehran, Iran
Alma mater	Sharif University of Technology[1] Amirkabir University of Technology
Profession	Civil engineer[1]

He was formerly head of the Free Trade Zone in Kish Island,[1] general manager of the Mostazafan Foundation company Atisaz and the general manager of the Engineering and Development Organization of the City of Tehran.[2] In 2014, he was appointed as a board member of Persepolis F.C..[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, he contracted novel coronavirus. [3] He had recovered from the virus. [4]

References

1. "President appoints head of cultural heritage organization", IRNA, 13 August 2017, archived from the original on 20 September 2017, retrieved 15 August 2017
2. "Politics, Revolutionary Guard Corps still interfere in Iranian soccer". Al-Monitor. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
3. "Iran's vice president and two ministers stricken by coronavirus". Al Jazeera English. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
4. "Dozens of Iranian Officials Test Positive for Coronavirus". IranWire. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.