Hossein Fereydoun ( fa, حسین فریدون, born in 1957) is an

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

politician. Fereydoun is brother and aide to the President

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

, described as his “eyes and ears” in the negotiations leading to the

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; fa, برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک , barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak (, ''BARJAM'')), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear ...

Early life and education

Born in 1957 in Sorkheh, Fereydoun had a PhD in International relations from the

Shahid Beheshti University Shahid Behesti University ( fa, دانشگاه شهید بهشتی , Dāneshgāh-e Shahid Beheshti) (formerly known as the National University of Iran) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers many programs at Bache ...

Career

He was responsible for the Ayatollah Khomeini's security when he returned to Iran in 1979. He served as the district governor of

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and

Nishapur Nishapur or officially Romanized as Neyshabur ( fa, ;Or also "نیشاپور" which is closer to its original and historic meaning though it is less commonly used by modern native Persian speakers. In Persian poetry, the name of this city is wri ...

. Fereydoun was later appointed as Iran's ambassador to

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

and held the office for eight years, before joining Iran's delegation to the United Nations. Fereydoun is associated with the

Moderation and Development Party Moderation and Development Party ( fa, حزب اعتدال و توسعه, Hezb-e E'tedāl va Towse'eh) is a political party in Iran. It is a pragmatic-centrist political party which held its first congress in 2002. Platform The party is part of t ...

Corruption case

On 15 July 2017, Fereydoun was arrested for questioning in connection with a

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

probe. He was released 2 days later and reported to pay as much as 500 billion rials (US$15.3 million) for his release. In 2019, he was sentenced to five years in prison.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fereydoun, Hossein 1957 births Living people People from Semnan, Iran People from Sorkheh, Semnan, Iran People from Semnan Province Iranian diplomats Ambassadors of Iran to Malaysia Iranian nuclear negotiators Deputies of the Ministry of Intelligence (Iran) Presidential aides of Iran Moderation and Development Party politicians Shahid Beheshti University alumni