Hesamodin Ashna

Hesamoddin Ashna (Persian: حسام‌الدین آشنا‎; born 18 August 1964 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician and advisor to President Hassan Rouhani. He is also the head of Center for Strategic Studies. Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated with the Moderation and Development Party.[1]

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Hesamodin Ashna
Born1964 (age 55–56)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materImam Sadiq University
Qom Seminary
Scientific career
InstitutionsImam Sadiq University
Iranian Center for Strategic Studies
ThesisCulture, Communications and Foreign Policy: Cultural Diplomacy of the United States in Iran (1957–1979) (2004)
Doctoral advisor
Head of Center for Strategic Studies
Assumed office
1 October 2013
PresidentHassan Rouhani

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.[2][3] In response to the airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani in January 2020, he stated that he wrote down a list of Trump properties to target.[4]

He received his PhD from Imam Sadiq University in 2004 and now is a professor of communications at this university.[5][6][7][8][9]

gollark: It was called the https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/130411/intel-core-i7-8705g-processor-with-radeon-rx-vega-m-gl-graphics-8m-cache-up-to-4-10-ghz.html and had 4GB of HBM for its graphics.
gollark: Have you never heard of Crystal Well and... whatever the stupid codename is for that one weird CPU they released with AMD graphics on it?
gollark: So you admit it.
gollark: ForthLisp™.
gollark: Besides, the A53 cores in my Raspberry Pi 3B™ are much more powerful than this "M1".

References
  1. Ali Afshari (8 April 2014), "Internal rivalries hinder Rouhani's reform efforts", Al-Monitor, retrieved 11 December 2016
  2. Iran not comparable to Soviet Union, Cuba: Presidential adviser
  3. Iran's proposed cabinet: The old guard is back in charge
  4. https://anewspost.com/iranian-presidential-adviser-posted-a-list-showing-locations-for-all-trumps-properties/
  5. Iran’s Hardliners Fall Into Line Backing Zarif in Nuclear Talks
  6. Joining forces to save Iran’s drying wetlands
  7. Inter-army cooperation explored
  8. Exhibition celebrates Italy and Iran's archeological work
  9. Khamenei goes Ballistic over Missile Tests


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