Gholam-Hossein Elham is Iran's official government spokesperson. In addition, he is a member of the Guardian Council and became the Minister of Justice upon the death of Jamal Karimi-Rad.

He is the husband of Fatemeh Rajabi, a journalist known for her support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and also for her fierce criticism of former-presidents Akbar Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami.

He has denied that the holocaust perpetuated against the Jews and others took place.