Gholamreza Heydari

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 69–70)[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

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

Year	Election	Votes	%	Rank	Notes
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

1. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 293
2. "ليست انتخاباتي اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
3. "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