Mojtaba Zonnour

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Mojtaba Zonnour
Member of Iranian Parliament
Assumed office
28 May 2016
Serving with Ali Larijani and Ahmad Amirabadi
ConstituencyQom
Majority168,397 (35.48%)
Personal details
Born
Mojtaba Zonnouri

c. 1963 (age 60–61)
Malayer, Iran
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability
Alma materQom Seminary
University of Tehran
Imam Hossein University
Revolutionary Guards University of Command and Staff
Supreme National Defense University
Military service
AllegianceIran
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1980–2012
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Mojtaba Zonnour (Persian: مجتبی ذوالنور; also spelled Zolnour) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric and conservative politician who currently represents Qom in the Iranian Parliament.[1] He was formerly Supreme Leader's Deputy Representative to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2]

Zonnour is the chairman of the Nuclear Subcommittee of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Islamic Consultative Assembly.[3]

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2012 Parliament 134,945 32.52 4th Lost[4]
2016 Parliament Increase 168,397 Increase 35.48 3rd Won[5]

References

  1. ^ "Majlis to Probe Data Leak by IAEA". Financial Tribune. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Official Underlines IRGC's Support, Obedience to Supreme Leader". Fars News Agency. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Iran MP claims China in talks to build it small nuclear reactors". Times of Israel. April 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Zonnour is the chairman of the Iranian parliament's Nuclear Committee.
  4. ^ "Election results declared: 64 percent turnout in Qom" (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. 25 February 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Notice of the Results of Islamic Consultative Assembly Election in Qom Electoral District" (PDF) (in Persian). Qom Governance. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
Assembly seats
Preceded by President of Clergy fraction
2016–present
Incumbent