Ali Jannati

Ali Jannati
Jannati in December 2013 , at a Quran Competition in Nishapur
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office 15 August 2013 – 19 October 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Mohammad Hosseini
Succeeded by	Reza Salehi Amiri
Ambassador to Kuwait
In office 2006–2010
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Jafar Mousavi
Succeeded by	Ruhollah Ghahremani
In office 1998–2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Reza Mirabian
Succeeded by	Jafar Mousavi
Governor of Khorasan Province
In office 1989–1992
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Amir Abedini
Succeeded by	Esmail Mofidi
Governor of Khuzestan Province
In office 1983–1987
President	Ali Khamenei
Prime Minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded by	Mohammad Forouzandeh
Succeeded by	Mohsen Mirdamadi
Personal details
Born	1949 (age 74–75) Qom, Imperial State of Iran
Political party	Moderation and Development Party[1]
Parent(s)	Ahmad Jannati Sediqeh Mazaheri
Alma mater	Haghani Institute
Signature
Website	Governmental website
Military service
Branch/service	Revolutionary Guards

Ali Jannati (Persian: علی جنتی, born 1949) is an Iranian politician and former diplomat who served as counselor to the head of Iranian presidential administration, in the second cabinet of Hassan Rouhani.^[2] He was minister of culture from 15 August 2013 until his resignation on 19 October 2016.