Ali Motahari
Ali Motahhari | |
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Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 2008 – 26 May 2020 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 1,447,713 (44.58%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 26 January 1958
Political party | Voice of Nation |
Other political affiliations | Electoral lists
Parliamentary groups
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Spouse |
Narges Ansari (m. 1982) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Morteza Motahhari Azam "Aliyeh" Rouhani |
Relatives | Ali Larijani (brother-in-law) |
Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Profession | University professor Publisher |
Website | alimotahari.com |
Ali Motahhari (Persian: علی مطهری; born 26 January 1958)[2] is an Iranian politician who is known as a conservative[3][4] and is also named as a sort of conservative reformist,[5][6][7] who represents Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran since 2008 and was Second Deputy of the Parliament of Iran from 2016 until 2019.
Motahhari is described as an orthodox politician[8] with liberal conservative[9] and moderate conservative[10] views. He is the leader of the People's Voice Coalition.[11]
Motahhari heads Sadra Publications and teaches at University of Tehran, where he gained a PhD in philosophy.[1]
Biography
Ali Motahhari was born in Tehran. His father is noted Islamic scholar Morteza Motahhari.
Motahari is a brother-in-law of the current Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larijani,[12] and a harsh critic of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[13] He criticized Ahmadinejad for his "self-centered" policies saying: "It is unprecedented and inappropriate that a president simply says I do not accept this law and will not execute it. This is a sign of despotism."[13] Motahhari tried to summon Ahmadinejad to parliament to face questioning and possible impeachment. Though a conservative, he has been something of a maverick.
On 13 March 2015, Motahhari was injured in an attack by "motorcycle thugs" before giving a speech at Shiraz University.[14]
Electoral history
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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2008 | Parliament | 571,071 | 32.80 | 3rd | Won[15] |
2012 | Parliament Round 1 | ![]() |
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9th | Went to Round 2[16] |
Parliament Round 2 | ![]() |
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4th | Won[17] | |
2016 | Parliament | ![]() |
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2nd | Won[18] |
2020 | Parliament | — | Disqualified |
Public image
According to a poll conducted in March 2016 by Information and Public Opinion Solutions LLC (iPOS) among Iranian citizens, Motahhari has 36% approval and 15% disapproval ratings and thus a +21% net popularity; while 40% of responders don't recognize the name.[19]
References
- ^ a b "asemanweekly.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Banafsheh Keynoush (2012), "Iran after Ahmadinejad", Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, 54 (3), New York: Springer Science+Business Media: 127–146, doi:10.1080/00396338.2012.690988
- ^ Ariabarzan Mohammadi (2014), The path dependent nature of factionalism in post-Khomeini Iran (Discussion Paper), Durham University, p. 26
- ^ A conservative reformist bartarinha.ir Retrieved 6 April 2020
- ^ Politically, Motahari is reformist irna.ir Retrieved 6 April 2020
- ^ Motahari: I'm reformist in politic... rajanews.com Retrieved 6 April 2020
- ^ "Glossary of Iranian Political Terms", Iranian Diplomacy, 21 March 2010, retrieved 20 August 2017
- ^ pbs.org
- ^ "tehrantimes.com". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ Katayoun Kishi (February 24, 2016). "Iran's Election Coalitions". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ Bar, Zvi. "In election-season Iran, domestic politics trump fear of Israeli attack - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ a b "Ahmadinejad Files Suit Against Conservative MP". insideIRAN. 2010-08-02. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ http://eaworldview.com/2015/03/iran-feature-mp-ali-motahari-publicly-attacked-and-injured-after-criticism-of-hardliners-what-next/
- ^ "نتيجه قطعي انتخابات تهران اعلام شد", Fars News Agency (in Persian), 17 March 2008, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ "۵۲۷ کاندیدای تهران در انتخابات ۱۲ اسفند چقدر رای آوردند؟", Khabaronline (in Persian), 18 March 2012, archived from the original on 19 March 2017, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ نتایج نهایی و رسمی مرحله دوم انتخابات تهران + گرایش سیاسی. Asr Iran (in Persian). 16 May 2012. 212705. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
- ^ "ظریف محبوبترین چهره سیاسی ایران". Information and Public Opinion Solutions LLC (in Persian). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
External links
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Members of the 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Iranian publishers (people)
- Members of the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Members of the 8th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Voice of Nation politicians
- Followers of Wilayat fraction members
- Second Deputies of Islamic Consultative Assembly
- People from Tehran
- University of Tehran alumni
- University of Tehran faculty
- Iranian politicians who have crossed the floor