Morteza Aghatehrani
Morteza Aghatehrani | |
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 Aghatehrani in 2013 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2020 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis |
| Majority | 868,025 (47.13%) |
| In office 27 May 2008 – 26 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 690,848 (29.59%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Esfahan, Iran |
| Political party | Front of Islamic Revolution Stability |
| Other political affiliations | Electoral lists
Parliamentary groups
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| Alma mater | McGill University Binghamton University |
| Website | http://www.aghatehrani.ir |
Morteza Aghatehrani (Persian: مرتضی آقاتهرانی) is an Iranian Shia cleric and conservative politician. He was former secretary-general of the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability,[1] and now representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr in the Parliament of Iran since 2020. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament form 2008 to 2016.
A protégé of Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, he was the "morality teacher" of the cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[2]
Aghatehrani he was formerly Imam of 'Islamic Institute of New York', a Shia mosque located in New York City.[3]
Education
[edit]Aghatehrani went to Canada to pursue his graduate studies at McGill University,[3] before gaining a PhD in Middle East Studies from State University of New York at Binghamton and defending a thesis entitled "Khajah Nasir al-Din Tusi on the Meta-Mysticism of Ibn Sina" in 2000.[4]
Controversy
[edit]In 2012, it stirred controversy when it was revealed that Aghatehrani holds a Green card, tantamount to permanent residency status in the United States, while he is often regarded "strongly anti-foreign".[5]
References
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- ^ Nikolay Kozhanov (28 February 2012), Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses, The Washington Institute, retrieved 15 April 2017
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (6 May 2011), "Arrests show Ahmadinejad under increasing pressure from Iran's clerics", The Washington Post, retrieved 20 January 2020
- ^ a b Daneshgar, Majid (2020), Studying the Qur'ān in the Muslim Academy, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 9780190067540
- ^ Leusmann, Harald (Winter 2001), "Recent (1999-2001) Doctoral Degrees in Middle East Studies", Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 35 (2), Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA): 279–296, doi:10.1017/S0026318400043960, JSTOR 23063529, S2CID 164423046
- ^ "Right, independents wipe out the rest", Iran Times, 11 March 2012, retrieved 20 January 2020
- Profile at Iranian Parliament Archived 28 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1957 births
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- McGill University alumni
- Binghamton University alumni
- Members of the 8th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Members of the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Members of the 11th Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Front of Islamic Revolution Stability politicians
- Secretaries-general of political parties in Iran
- Imams in North America
- Iranian expatriates in Canada
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- Shia clerics from Isfahan
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