Abdolreza Mesri
Member of Parliament of Iran
Assumed office
28 May 2016
Serving with Saeed Heidari Tayyeb and Mohammad Razm
ConstituencyKermanshah
Majority144,445 (42.30%)
In office
27 May 2004 – 27 May 2008
Serving with Abbas-Ali Allahyari and Jahanbakhsh Amini
ConstituencyKermanshah
Majority39,443 (33.51%)
Ambassadors of Iran to Venezuela
Accredited Ambassador to Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago[1]
In office
December 2009 – May 2012
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded bySeyyed Ahmad Serajzadeh
Succeeded byHojjatollah Soltani
Minister of Welfare and Social Security
In office
29 October 2006 – 3 September 2009
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byAli Yousefpour (acting)
Succeeded byNad-Ali Olfatpour (acting)
Personal details
Bornc. 1956 (age 67–68)[2]
Kermanshah, Iran[2]
Political partyIslamic Coalition Party[3]
Other political
affiliations		Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces[4]
EducationGeology[2]
Alma materTarbiat Moallem University[2]
Cabinet9th Government
Awards Order of Francisco de Miranda (First class)[5]
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1980's
UnitCooperation Bonyad[1]

Abdolreza Mesri (born 1956 in Kermanshah) is an Iranian politician. He was elected for the second time as one of Kermanshah's representatives in the ninth Islamic Consultative Assembly on 2 March 2012. Before being elected as an MP, he was serving as Iran's ambassador to Venezuela. He has also served as Iran's Minister of Welfare and Social Security.

References

  1. ^ a b "Story of resignation of eight minister from Ahmadinejad's cabinet". Aftab (in Persian). 23 March 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Approved candidates". Shargh (in Persian). Tehran: Golriz Institute (2518): 1. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Central council members of Islamic Coalition Party elected" (in Persian). Iranian Labour News Agency. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Academic and executive backfround of 360 supporters of Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces" (in Persian). Tasnim News Agency. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Highest Order of Venezuela given to the Ambassadors of Iran". Asr-e Iran (in Persian). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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Political offices Preceded byParviz Kazemi Minister of Welfare and Social Security 2006–2009 Succeeded bySadegh Mahsouli Diplomatic posts Preceded bySeyyed Ahmad Serajzadeh Ambassadors of Iran to Venezuela 2009–2012 Succeeded byHojjatollah Soltani Assembly seats Preceded byAli Motahari 2nd Vice Speaker of Parliament of Iran 2019–2020 Succeeded byAli Nikzad Preceded byAli Nikzad 2nd Vice Speaker of Parliament of Iran 2021–present Incumbent


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