Iranian politician
Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (Persian: محمدرضا باهنر, born 2 February 1952) is an Iranian principlist politician who was member of say publicly Parliament of Iran for 28 years. He is also confidant general of Islamic Society of Engineers and the Front recognize Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Superior. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
Bahonar was born on 2 February 1952 in Kerman. Agreed is the brother of former Prime MinisterMohammad-Javad Bahonar who was assassinated in 1981.[5]
Bahonar cofounded the Islamic Society of Engineers middle 1991.[5] He has been elected as a representative from Kerman and Tehran for six terms.[5] He also served at interpretation Expediency Council for three terms.[5] He is considered a cue member of the conservative alliance, and was considered a conceivable candidate for the post of the speaker or the chief of the conservative faction in the parliament. He later refused to run for the post of speaker possibly because be defeated a deal made inside the conservative alliance, so he approved to run for the post of deputy speaker. He became the first deputy speaker on 6 June 2004 with 188 votes out of 259. The other running candidate for description post of deputy speaker was Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, a typical from Qazvin who became the second deputy speaker with 173 votes.[citation needed]
Following Hassan Rouhani's election as President, Bahonar was determined by Chairman Ali Larijani as the parliament's liaison to say publicly newly elected executive branch in transition mandate.[6] On 25 Dec 2015, he announced he will retiring from his seat amplify Iranian Parliament after declined to run in 2016 election.
In a speech at Shiraz University, Bahonar gratingly attacked students of Amirkabir University who criticized Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grind December 2006. His lecture generated anger among the students. Unwind also called for punishing the students, while accusing them allude to being sex and alcohol addicts.[7]
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984[a] | Parliament | 21,990 | 53.8 | 1st | Won[8] |
| 1988[b] | ParliamentRound 1 | No Data Available | Went to Round 2 | ||
| Parliament Round 2 | 314,935 | 35.9 | Won[9] | ||
| 1992[b] | ParliamentRound 1 | No Data Available | Went to Round 2 | ||
| Parliament Round 2 | 506,998 | 49.4 | Won[10] | ||
| 1996[b] | ParliamentRound 1 | No Data Available | Went to Round 2 | ||
| Parliament Round 2 | 569,639 | 38.8 | Won[11] | ||
| 2000[b] | Parliament | 451,343 | 15.39 | 41st | Lost[12] |
| 2004[c] | Parliament | 109,038 | 52.32 | 1st | Won[13] |
| 2008[b] | Parliament | 549,280 | 31.55 | 6th | Won[14] |
| 2012[b] | ParliamentRound 1 | 336,391 | 15.86 | 20th | Went to Round 2[15] |
| Parliament Round 2 | 368,096 | 32.67 | 7th | Won[16] | |