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

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

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

  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


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