Alireza Rahimi (politician)

Alireza Rahimi
Member of Parliament
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,114,839 (34.33%)
Personal details
Bornc. 1968 (age 55–56)
Shushtar, Iran[1]
Alma materShahid Beheshti University
Robert Gordon University
ProfessionJurist
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceBasij
Years of service1982–1988
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War (WIA) (POW)[2]

Alireza Rahimi (Persian: علیرضا رحیمی) is an Iranian reformist politician who was a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district, from 2016 to 2020.

Career

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Rahimi fought in the Iran–Iraq War and was wounded in Operation Dawn when he was only 14. Then he was held prisoner by Iraqi Army for more than a year.[1] He is a member of the BARAN Foundation.[2] In the 2008 Iranian legislative election, he was included in both reformist lists,[3] Popular Coalition of Reforms and Reformists Coalition: Friends of Khatami, but lost the election.

Electoral history

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Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2008 Parliament 144,995 8.32 55th Lost[4]
2016 Parliament Increase 1,114,839 Increase 34.33 29th Won[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "دو نوجوان آزاده و یک اشتباه تاریخی". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "اين 30 نفر". Shargh (in Persian). No. 2523. 17 February 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ^ Michael Rubin (7 March 2008), "Iran News Round Up", National Review, retrieved 10 February 2016
  4. ^ "تعداد و درصد آراء 100 نامزد اول تهران", Asr Iran (in Persian), retrieved 10 February 2016
  5. ^ "ريز آمار نتايج 1021 کانديداي نمايندگي مجلس در تهران + فيلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016