Amin Massoudi

Amin Massoudi born 1988 is a Canadian political staffer. He has worked as the communications director for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and as the deputy chief of staff and principal secretary to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. He chaired the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario's 2022 re-election campaign.

Education

Massoudi attended Queens University at Kingston,[1] where he studied at the faculty of arts and science.[2][3]

Career

After graduation, Massoudi worked for Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, including as his communications director [4][5] In 2013, he denied allegations reported by Vice News[6] that he had hired a hacker to destroy a video that showed Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.[7]

Main article: Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal

After his time working for Rob Ford, Massoudi worked as strategic adviser with Amir Remtulla & Associates and also as a senior consultant with Capitol Hill Group.[4][8] Massoudi then worked as an executive assistant for Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford.[4][5] In 2019, when Doug Ford was the Ontario Premier, Massoudi was promoted from his deputy chief of staff to his principal secretary.[5][9] During the 2022 Ontario general election, Massoudi was the chair of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario's re-election campaign.[1][10]

In July 2022, the Toronto Star reported that Massoudi is leaving his government job to work in the private sector.[1]

Personal life

In March[11] 2014, Massoudi took a career break to get cancer treatment.[3] His lymph nodes were removed during surgery at Toronto General Hospital.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Benzie, Robert (2022-07-22). "One of Doug Ford's most-trusted aides is leaving Queen's Park". thestar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. ^ "Recent grads face Ford fiasco". The Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. ^ a b Hopper, Tristin (2014-03-11). "'I will be back': Mayor Rob Ford's press secretary Amin Massoudi steps down to battle cancer". National Post. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. ^ a b c Ryckewaert, Laura (2018-04-16). "Ford's tight-knit Ontario election campaign team stacked with Harper-era players". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. ^ a b c "Longtime Ford adviser promoted to key role in premier's office". CBC. 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ McGuire, Patrick (5 Nov 2013). "Rob Ford's Office Hired a Hacker to Destroy the Crack Tape". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  7. ^ Armstrong, James (5 Nov 2013). "Towhey, Massoudi deny VICE report that hacker was hired to destroy crack video | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  8. ^ "It's just (a) fact that this government very much listens to its friends". Toronto Star. 17 July 2021.
  9. ^ Stone, Laura (2019-07-30). "Former aide to Rob Ford named Ontario Premier Doug Ford's principal secretary". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  10. ^ Gray, Jeff (20 May 2022). "The strategists behind the curtain for Ontario's election heavyweights". The Globe and Mail. ProQuest 2666811341.
  11. ^ Kupferman, Steve (2014-03-10). "Rob Ford loses his last experienced staff members". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  12. ^ Warmington, Joe (14 March 2014). "Mayor Rob Ford's right-hand man battling hard". torontosun. Retrieved 2022-07-23.