Hossein Saffar Harandi

• Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
• Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting)
• Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
• Sadeq Larijani

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Sardar Mohammad-Hossein Saffar Harandi
Born	(1953-09-29) 29 September 1953 (age 69) Gorgan, Iran
Service/branch	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1979–2004, 2009–present
Rank	Brigadier General
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 March 2012

Political offices
Preceded by Ahmad Masjed-Jamei	Minister of Culture 2005–2009	Succeeded by Mohammad Hosseini