Dorri-Najafabadi was the minister of intelligence in the cabinet of then president
Mohammad Khatami. During his term of ministership, some journalists and reformist politicians were murdered by security agents, for which the Iranian government later charged his deputy,
Saeed Emami, with orchestrating, claiming he had organized them independently. Dorri-Najafabadi resigned and was succeeded by
Ali Younessi. The events were later named the "
Chain Murders" by the reformist cabinet of
President Mohammad Khatami. After
Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari, in 2005, he was the
attorney-general of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was succeeded by
Jamal Karimi-Rad in the post. In 2008, he said that toys such as the
Barbie doll are "destructive culturally and social danger." ==Compulsory hijab==