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Zarif advisor & diplomat known for his role in Iran hostage crisis dies of coronavirus
5 Mar, 2020 20:07
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Hossein Sheikholeslam, adviser to Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif, has died of coronavirus, becoming the third government figure to perish in the epidemic which has infected thousands in Iran.
Sheikholeslam, whose previous political posts have included ambassador to Syria and assistant to parliament speaker for international affairs, first rose to prominence in the country while still a student for his role in the US-Iran hostage crisis.
حسین شیخ الاسلام، دیپلمات و معاونت امور بینالملل مجمع جهانی تقریب مذاهب اسلامی بر اثر ابتلا به #کرونا درگذشت. /فارس pic.twitter.com/lO6Jm8e01U
— پايگاه خبری انتخاب (@Entekhab_News) March 5, 2020
He died on Thursday in Tehran’s Masih Daneshvari Hospital.
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