Elias Hazrati

Elias Hazrati (born 13 March 1961) is an Iranian politician, journalist and former military officer. Who serving as Head of the Government Information Council since 28 August 2024. He was a member of the Parliament of Iran from 1988 until 2004 and also from 2016 to 2020. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Etemad.

Career He left the army in 1984 and was elected as a member of the parliament from Rasht in the 1988 election. He was also re-elected in 1992, 1996 and 2000 but he did not seek re-election in the 2004 election. After reaching the tenth parliament, he spoke in Islamic Association of Gilan Azeris.