- Ali Khatami
Ali Khatami (born 1953) is the younger brother of former
Iranian president ,Mohammed Khatami , and served as his chief of staff during his second term in office.Khatami was born to
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khatami , alongside older siblings Fatemeh Khatami and Mohammed Khatami and younger brother,Mohammad-Reza Khatami . He lived inFort Lee, New Jersey while pursuing a degree inIndustrial Engineering inBrooklyn, New York .cite book
last = Sciolino
first = Elaine
title = Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran
publisher =Simon and Schuster
date = 2001
pages = 79–80
isbn = 0743217799 ]In 2000, during his brother's first term as President of
Iran , rumors circulated in the Iranian press that Ali Khatami was involved in the distribution of "videotapes in which the officials of the system were insulted". These rumors were denied by the President's office, and described as an effort to exert pressure on the President by showing his family in a damaging light.Citation
first = IRNA
author-link = Islamic Republic News Agency
title = Involvement of Khatami's brother in videotape case strongly denied
newspaper = IRNA
date = July 1, 2000
url = http://www.netnative.com/news/00/jul/1000.html]
In 2001, Mohammed Khatami named Ali as his chief of staff, after being elected to a second term as President.
References
* [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwc.navy.mil%2Fpress%2FReview%2F2006%2Fwinter%2Fpdfs%2Fart3-w06.pdf&ei=UFs7RtKOL5uSgASo6sigAw&usg=AFrqEzdy3CXGdx501pAy7h37peMF9AsGJg&sig2=OhSQN_lyfPAA4aKEHdSzEA "The Iranian Nuclear Issue and Informal Networks", Naval War College Review]
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