Hesamoddin Ashna (; born 18 August 1964 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician. He is a former advisor to President Hassan Rouhani and a former head of Center for Strategic Studies. Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated with the Moderation and Development Party.
Life When he was 17, Ashna was a radio presenter on Radio Ahvaz. Then he studied both at Qom Seminary and Imam Sadiq University. He is married to the daughter of Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi and was his deputy in Ministry of Intelligence. Ashna was a key figure in Rouhani presidential campaign (2013) and was appointed by Rouhani as his "cultural adviser" in October 2013 and as his "advisor" in August 2017. Iran not comparable to Soviet Union, Cuba: Presidential adviserIran's proposed cabinet: The old guard is back in charge In response to the airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, he stated that he wrote down a list of Trump properties to target.
He received his PhD from Imam Sadiq University in 2004 and now is a professor of communications at this university.Iran’s Hardliners Fall Into Line Backing Zarif in Nuclear Talks Inter-army cooperation explored Exhibition celebrates Italy and Iran's archeological workKhamenei goes Ballistic over Missile Tests
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External links
Ashna's Weblog