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While officially ranking 30th in the Iran Majlis election, 2000 after some recounts by the Council of Guardians, he collected the most votes from Tehran four years later, in Iran Majlis election, 2004, when many reformists where not allowed to run. He became the Speaker of Majlis for one year on June 6, 2004, with 226 votes out of 259. There was no other candidate running.
Haddad-Adel got his PhD in philosophy from University of Tehran in 1975, and has a BSc and an MSc in Physics, respectively from University of Tehran and University of Shiraz . He had also studied Islamic philosophy under Morteza Motahhari . He is a critic of Ali ShariatiSeyyed Ali Shariati ( in Persian) ( 1933 June 19, 1977), the Iranian sociologist was born in Mazinan, a suburb of Mashhad, Iran. His father was a progressive nationalist preacher, who would later participate in his movements. As a child he attended high s's viewpoints on Safavid Shiism , and promotes a conservative order active in cultureThe word culture comes from the Latin root colere (to inhabit, to cultivate, or to honor). In general it refers to human activity; different definitions of culture reflect different theories for understanding, or criteria for valuing, human activity. and intellect.
After the Islamic Revolution, he has served in many governmental posts, including Vice Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance , Vice Minister of Education , the head of the Iranian Academy of Persian Language and LiteratureIran's Academy of Persian Language and Literature ( in Persian) is a governmental body presiding the use of the Persian language in Iran. The Academy's main activity has been creating and approving official Persian equivalents for the foreign general or t (until August 2004), and Executive Director of Islamic Encyclopedia Foundation . He has also helped start the national scientific olympiadsThe international science olympiads are competitions for (senior) pupils at secondary schools all over the world. They include: The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO, since 1959; not held in 1980) The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO, since 196 in Iran.
He's currently a member of Academy of Persian Language and LiteratureIran's Academy of Persian Language and Literature ( in Persian) is a governmental body presiding the use of the Persian language in Iran. The Academy's main activity has been creating and approving official Persian equivalents for the foreign general or t, High Council of Cultural Revolution , and Expediency Discernment Council.
Haddad-Adel's daughter has married the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. Some believe that this makes him counted among the few very trusted allies of Ayatollah Khamenei.