Alireza Rahimi (politician)

Iranian politician

For sports manager, see Alireza Rahimi (footballer).

Alireza Rahimi

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 53-54)
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 is currently a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district.

## Career[edit]

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[edit]

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]

## References[edit]

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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