Hossein Saffar Harandi

Sardar

Mohammad-Hossein Saffar Harandi
Sardar; Mohammad-Hossein Saffar Harandi
	Harandi in 2018
Native name	محمدحسین صفار هرندی
Born	29 September 1953; Gorgan, Iran
Branch	Revolutionary Guards
Service years	1979–2004, 2009–present
Rank	Brigadier General
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 March 2012
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Chairman	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani; Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting); Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi; Sadeq Larijani;
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
	In office; 24 August 2005 – 23 July 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ahmad Masjed-Jamei
Succeeded by	Mohammad Hosseini
Personal details
Party	Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Relatives	Fakhrossadat Mohtashamipour (cousin)
Alma mater	Iran University of Science and Technology; University of Tehran;

Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi (Persian: محمدحسین صفار هرندی, born 29 September 1953) is an Iranian politician who was minister of culture and Islamic guidance of Iran from 21 August 2005 until 23 July 2009 when he resigned after opposing the appointment of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei as vice president. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.