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President
  
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Role
  
Iranian Politician

Name
  
Hamid Baqai


President
  
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

President
  
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Preceded by
  
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei

Preceded by
  
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei

Head
  
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei

Education
  
Iran University of Science and Technology

Party
  
Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran

Similar People
  
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Gholam‑Hossein Mohseni‑Eje'i, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Ali Akbar Javanfekr

Succeeded by
  
Mohammad Nahavandian

Hamid Baghaei (Persian: حميد بقایی‎‎) is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer who is considered one of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's closest confidants. He first entered the administration in 2006 as deputy of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei in the Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization. In 2011, he simultaneously held the position of vice president in charge of executive affairs and headed the presidential administration.

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Arrest

In June 2015, Baghaei was arrested but his charges were not disclosed publicly.

He has been arrested again since July 2017

2017 presidential election

On 18 February 2017, Baghaei announced his candidacy in the Iranian presidential election, 2017 as an ‘independent’ candidate. but his bid was rejected.

References

Hamid Baghaei Wikipedia