Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi

Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi (Persian: قربانعلی دری نجف‌آبادی‎; born 3 December 1950) is an Iranian politician and cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Islamic Republic of Iran. He is the current head of Supreme Administrative Court.

Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi
Attorney-General of Iran
In office 23 August 2004 – 24 August 2009
Appointed by	Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Preceded by	Abdolnabi Namazi
Succeeded by	Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Minister of Intelligence
In office 19 August 1997 – 19 December 2000
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Ali Fallahian
Succeeded by	Ali Younesi
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 February 1999
Constituency	Tehran Province
Majority	2,056,427
In office 21 February 1991 – 22 February 1999
Constituency	Ilam Province
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 1992 – 18 August 1997
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr[1][2]
In office 28 May 1984 – 28 May 1988
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr[3]
In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984
Constituency	Ardal[4]
Personal details
Born	Hosseinali Dorri 3 December 1950 Najafabad, Isfahan Province, Iran
Alma mater	Qom Seminary
Website	www.dorri.ir

Career

Dorri-Najafabadi was the minister of intelligence in the cabinet of then president Mohammad Khatami.[5] During his term of ministership, some journalists and reformist politicians were murdered by security agents, for which the Iranian government later charged his deputy, Saeed Emami, with orchestrating, claiming he had organized them independently. Dorri-Najafabadi resigned and was succeeded by Ali Younessi. The events were later named the "Chained Murders" by the reformist cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami.

After Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari, in 2005, he was the attorney-general of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[6][7] He was succeeded by Jamal Karimi-Rad in the post.

In 2008, he said that toys such as the Barbie doll are "destructive culturally and social danger."[8]

See also

• Haghani Circle
• List of Ayatollahs

References

1. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 403
2. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 521, archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016, retrieved 15 April 2016
3. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 183, archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2015, retrieved 15 April 2016
4. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 56
5. Gasiorowski, Mark J. (1 October 2000). "The power struggle in Iran". Middle East Policy. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
6. "Statement by Dorri Najabadi" (PDF). UN. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
7. ISNA - 2 December 2006 - 84/11/23 Archived 28 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Iran calls for ban on Barbie doll". BBC News. 28 April 2008.

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