Gholamreza Heydari

Iranian engineer, academic

Gholamreza Heydari

Member of Parliament
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
Constituency| Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority| 1,180,095 (36.34%)
In office
28 May 1984 – 28 May 1992
Preceded by| Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani
Succeeded by| Ali Danseh-Monfared
Constituency| Tafresh and Ashtian
Majority| 22,284 (33.5%; 3rd term)
15,827 (51.5%; 2nd term)
Personal details
Born|

Gholamreza Heydari

c. 1955 (age 68-69)[1]
Chalous, Iran[1]
Political party| Islamic Iran Participation Front[2]
Other political
affiliations| NEDA Party[3]
Alma mater| Amirkabir University of Technology
Profession| Electrical engineer[3]

Gholamreza Heydari (Persian: غلامرضا حيدري) is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician who was a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district. He formerly represented Tafresh County, where he originally comes from.[2]

His son, Hadi Heydari, is a famous editorial cartoonist in Iran.[2]

## Career

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Heydari is a professor and was formerly dean of School of Management and Economy at the Power and Water University of Technology. He was formerly advisor to the Minister of Power and is a fellow at Niroo Research Institute, the ministry's research arm.[3]

On 17 December 2019, Heydari criticized Iranian authorities for carrying out shootings of protesters during the 2019–20 Iranian protests.[4] He also criticized Present Hassan Rouhani for his decision to increase gas prices, saying that the move "dealt a heavy blow at the social capital of the Islamic Republic.”

### Electoral history

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Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes

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1984 | Parliament | 15,827 | 51.5 | 1st  | Won[5]
1988 | Parliament |  22,284 |  33.5 | 1st  | Won[1]
2016 | Parliament | 1,180,095 | 36.34 | 13th  | Won[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 293
2. ^ a b c "ليست انتخاباتي اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
3. ^ a b c "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.
4. ^ "Iran Lawmakers Blast Government for Killing Protesters, Demand Punishment of Culprits". 17 December 2019.
5. ^ "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 180, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-30, retrieved 2016-05-21
6. ^ "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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