Appointment of New Members to the High Council of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO
| Through separate decrees issued by Dr. Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, Minister of Science, Research and Technology and Chair of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, a number of distinguished Iranian figures from the scientific and cultural communities were appointed as individual members of the Commission’s High Council. |
Accordingly, Dr. Hesameddin Ashena, Dr. Jaleh Amouzegar, Dr. Gholamali Haddad-Adel, Hojatoleslam Dr. Rostami, Dr. Fatemeh-Sadat Soltani Tabatabaei, Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Ayatollah Dr. Seyyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad have been appointed as individual members of the High Council for the new term of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO.
It is worth noting that the ex officio members of the High Council of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO under the 14th administration are Dr. Hossein Simaei-Sarraf (Minister of Science, Research and Technology and Chair of the Council); Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi (Minister of Foreign Affairs); Dr. Seyed Abbas Salehi Shariati (Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance); Dr. Alireza Kazemi (Minister of Education); Dr. Seyed Reza Salehi-Amiri (Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts); Dr. Shina Ansari (Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment); Dr. Peyman Jebeli (Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Organization); and Dr. Hassan Fartousi (Secretary-General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO).
The High Council of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO is the Commission’s highest decision-making body. Its responsibilities include defining policies, approving general programs, reviewing the budget, approving the members of delegations to the General Conference, and examining ways to expand the activities of the Commission and its affiliated institutions. The Minister of Science, Research and Technology chairs the Council.
