Alireza Rahimi | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 1,114,839 (34.33%) |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1968 (age 55–56) Shushtar, Iran[1] |
Alma mater | Shahid Beheshti University Robert Gordon University |
Profession | Jurist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iran |
Branch/service | Basij |
Years of service | 1982–1988 |
Battles/wars | Iran–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.
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.
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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2008 | Parliament | 144,995 | 8.32 | 55th | Lost[4] |
2016 | Parliament | 1,114,839 | 34.33 | 29th | Won[5] |