Timeline of the 2009 Iranian election protests Egypt and Tunisia" on Monday. Timeline of the 2009 Iranian election protests Following the 2009 Iranian presidential election, protests against alleged electoral fraud and in support of opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi occurred in Tehran and other major cities in Iran and around the world starting after the disputed presidential election on 2009 June 12 and continued even after the inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad as President of Iran on 5 August 2009. This is a timeline of the events which occurred during those protests. In what had become the worst civil unrest in Iran in over a decade,
Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi Beheshti Shirazi, one of the advisers of Mir-Hossein Mousavi during 2009 presidential election. Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (; born 28 February 1952) is an Iranian politician, artist and cultural figure who is currently Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization. He was the first head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, being appointed on 2 September 1997 by Mohammad Khatami and held the office until 2 June 2003 when he replaced with Hossein Marashi. He was also head of the Fajr International Film Festival and a member of Iranian Academy of the Arts. He is an