Alireza Rahimi (politician)

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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 56–57) 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.

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	1,114,839	34.33	29th	Won[5]

References

1. "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. "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