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Minister of Intelligence in Ahmadi Nejad’s cabinet

Minister of Intelligence in Ahmadi Nejad's cabinetGholamhossein Mohseni Eje’ee was appointed as the Minister of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) by Ahmadinejad in August 2005. Formerly, he was a Revolutionary Court judge.

He is reported to have personally issued death sentences for thousands of political prisoners. As the representative of Revolutionary Court in the Ministry of Intelligence, Eje’ee played a key and active role in the arrest and execution of dissidents.

In 1996, as deputy prosecutor of the " Court for the Clergy ", many defiant Iranian clergymen were arrested, sentenced and executed on his order.