Mostafa Mir-Salim

Mostafa Mir-Salim (; born 10 June 1947) is an Iranian engineer and conservative politician. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was formerly a member of Islamic Consultative Assembly from 2020 to 2024.

He was a presidential candidate at the 2017 election which placed third with receiving 1.16% of the votes.

Early life and education He obtained B.Sc. in Mechanics from Universite de Poitiers in 1969, M.Sc. in Mechanics from École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique and M.Sc. Fluid Mechanics & Thermodynamics from Attestation d`Eludes Approfondies, Universite de Poitiers both in 1971 and M.Sc. in Internal Combustion Engines from École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs in 1972.

He worked as an intern in Alsace Mechanical Industries until 1976, when he returned to Iran. He was proposed by then president Abulhassan Banisadr in July 1980 as a candidate for the prime minister as a compromise candidate acceptable to both Banisadr and the Majlis dominated by the Islamic Republican Party. However, Banisadr was pressured to accept Mohammad-Ali Rajai instead.

Mir-Salim was appointed Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 1994. His tenure was characterized by a strongly conservative Islamist direction, aiming to stave off the "cultural onslaught" of Western culture and promote pious Islamic culture in its place, including through the use of repressive measures. The Ministry under his direction was particularly known for closing a number of reformist newspapers.

He was later appointed to the Expediency Discernment Council.

He is assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. 2020 Parliament 892,318 48.45% 2nd Personal life According to Iranian Diplomacy, Mirsalim is married to an Iranian woman.