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Eskandar Momeni (Persian: اسکندر مؤمنی; born 1962) is an Iranian military commander and politician who is serving as the Minister of Interior in the Government of Masoud Pezeshkian since August 2024. He belongs to the principlist camp and is described as "a relatively moderate police general".
Biography
He has his background in the Revolutionary Guards. Previously he served as the Chief of Staff of the Malik Ashtar Brigade and of the 25th Karbala Division and as the commander of the police force in Razavi Khorasan province. Later on he was appointed as Deputy of Police Operations and from 2009 to 2015 he commanded the Iranian Traffic Police, succeeding Mohammad Rouyanian. In March 2015 he was appointed deputy commander of the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Since 2018 he serves as the Secretary-General of the Anti-narcotics Headquarters. In a speech to the parliament during his confirmation to the post he promised to try to promote social and gender equality.
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External links
Media related to Eskandar Momeni at Wikimedia Commons
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- Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
- List of Iranian officials
- Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Government of Masoud Pezeshkian
- Ministry of Interior (Iran)
- Ministries of Iran
- Cabinet of Iran
- Supreme National Security Council
- Ahmad Vahidi
