Mohammad-Javad Abtahi

Mohammad-Javad Abtahi
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyKhomeinishahr
Majority45,514 (43.03%)[1]
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
ConstituencyKhomeinishahr
Personal details
Born
Seyyed Mohammad-Javad Abtahi

c. 1956 (age 68–69)[1]
Khomeinishahr, Iran[1]
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability
Websitesmjabtahi.ir

Mohammad-Javad Abtahi (Persian: محمدجواد ابطحی) is an Iranian conservative politician who represented Khomeinishahr in the Parliament of Iran. He was a member of Front of Islamic Revolution Stability.[2]

Political Views

In January 2020, he led the support for the designation of the United States The Pentagon as a terrorist organization in response to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani[3] Abathi also advocated against the ability for citizens to have 'other' listed as a religious affiliation on their ID cards as it would infer that the state recognizes a religion other than Islam.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ^ Arash Karami (24 April 2017), "Is conservative Iranian candidate reviving Ahmadinejad's Cabinet?", Al-Monitor, retrieved 11 July 2017
  3. ^ "Iranian lawmakers designate Pentagon terrorist organization". I24news. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Iran Eliminates 'Other Option' Of Religious Affiliation For Citizens' IDs". RFE/RL. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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