Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili
Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili
محمدمهدی اسماعیلی
1975
Kabudarahang
Male
PhD in Political Science – seminary studies
No
Alive
18 Jul 2023
- Vice President of Culture, Center for Strategic Studies (2005 - 2009)
- Deputy of Politics and Security for the Governor of Isfahan (3 Nov 2009 - 6 Jan 2012)
- Cultural Advisor to the Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi (Aug 2016 - 2018)
- Research Deputy at the Islamic Republic Document Center (16 Dec 2017 - 5 Aug 2021)
- Cultural and Societal Advisor to Chief Justice (Mar 2019 - Aug 2021)
- Minister of Culture (25 Aug 2021 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Depriving hijab non-complying women from public services and imposing hijab on them (20 April 2023 - Present) read more
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Women's rights
- Description
Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili is responsible for threatening hijab non-complying women for being in public spaces and depriving them of being present in art programmes. Esmaili is accused of gender apartheid due to violating the rights of women.
- Sources
(Video) Culture Minister: Actresses who do not comply with hijab will be banned from art programmes
- Human Rights Violation: Depriving hijab non-complying women from public services and imposing hijab on them (20 April 2023 - Present) read more
These violations may only be part of the human rights violations that this person has been involved in. The investigation into this person's human rights record is ongoing.
On 20th of February 2023, the European Union placed Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili on their list of sanctions due to his involvement in the suppression of protestors in 2022 and 2023. Esmaili can no longer hold assets in EU countries, as well as travel to the EU.