Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi

Mehdi Hashemi
مهدی هاشمی
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2012 – 28 May 2016
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority369,317 (32.80%)
Acting Minister of Interior
In office
15 May 2008 – 5 August 2008
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byMostafa Pourmohammadi
Succeeded byAli Kordan
Personal details
BornSeyyed Mehdi Hashemi
c. 1964 (age 61–62)
PartyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability
Military service
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1979–2005
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War (WIA)
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Mehdi Hashemi (Persian: مهدی هاشمی) is an Iranian former military officer and conservative politician who was formerly a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr. He is currently President of the Shooting Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

He also served as the deputy to the Minister of Transportation, being appointed on 24 September 2008 and caretaker of the Minister of Interior. On 29 August 2005, Hashemi was failed to gain a vote of confidence as the Welfare and Social Security Minister.