Hamid Baghaei ( fa, حميد بقایی) is an Iranian
conservative
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politician and former
intelligence officer
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who is considered one of
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's closest confidants. He first entered the administration in 2006 as deputy of
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei ( fa, اسفندیار رحیممشایی; born 16 November 1960) is an Iranian conservative politician and former intelligence officer. As a senior Cabinet member in the administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadineja ...
in the
. In 2011, he simultaneously held the position of vice president in charge of executive affairs and supervised the presidential administration.
Misuse of public funds
In June 2015, Baghaei was arrested.
In 2017, for the misuse of public funds while in office, he was sentenced to 63 years in prison.
2017 presidential election
On 18 February 2017, Baghaei announced his candidacy in the
2017 Iranian presidential election
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Candidates' registration took place from 11 to 15 April 2017. Incumbent president Hassan Rouhani was eligible to ...
as an '
independent
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’ candidate.
but his bid was rejected.
References
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1969 births
Living people
Heads of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians
People of the Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude politicians
Vice Presidents of Iran for Executive Affairs
People from Hamadan