Aziz Akbarian

Aziz Akbarian
Head of Parliament of Iran's Commission on Industries and Mines
In office 19 June 2016 – 26 May 2020
Preceded by	Reza Rahmani
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly[1]
In office 3 May 2008 – 26 May 2020
Preceded by	Rashid Jalali
Constituency	Karaj, Fardis, Eshtehard and Asara
Majority	179,589 (9th)
Personal details
Born	Aziz Akbarian عزیز اکبریان (1957-03-12) 12 March 1957 (age 67) Hashtrud, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Principlists
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Military
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service	1979–2006
Rank	Sardar of Sepah
Unit	Military intelligence
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War

Aziz Akbarian (Persian: ‌‌عزیز اکبریان; born 1957) is an Iranian politician.

Akbarian was born in Hashtrud near Tabriz in East Azerbaijan.[2] He was a member of the 8th, 9th, and 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Karaj, Fardis, Eshtehard, and Asara.[3] Akbarian won with 148,218 votes.[4]

Akbarian favours executions and flogging. On 22 December 2018, he said in an interview with the local Alborz Radio, "If two people are thoroughly flogged and if two people are executed ... it will be a lesson for everyone else."[5]

References

1. "عزیز اکبریان". Islamic Consultative Assembly Website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
2. "زندگی‌نامه و سوابق". Aziz Akbarian Website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
3. "جداول تازه‌ترین نتایج "مجلس" در استان‌ها". ISNA. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
4. "پوشش زنده/آمار قطعی شمارش آراء انتخابات مجلس دهم در سراسر کشور/ نتایج انتخابات در ۱۷۹ حوزه انتخابیه + جدول". Tasnim News Website. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
5. Iran MP says flogging and execution good means for market control