Heydar Moslehi (Persian: حیدر مصلحی; born 1957 in Shahreza) is an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the minister of intelligence from 2009 to 2013.

[4] He was a student of Haghani Circle and received a master's degree in International law after studying abroad for several years.

[citation needed] Before Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president in 2005, Moslehi served as the representative of Ayatollah Khamenei to the Basij.

[10] The US sanctioned him due to his alleged connections in human rights abuses in the Evin prison.

[10] The reason for the EU sanctions is his orders of the arbitrary detentions and persecution of opposition figures in the country.