Morteza Aghatehrani

Iranian cleric and politician

Morteza Aghatehrani
Aghatehrani in 2013
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
Majority868,025 (47.13%)
In office
27 May 2008 – 26 May 2016
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority690,848 (29.59%)
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Esfahan, Iran
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability
Other political
affiliations
Electoral lists
Parliamentary groups
    • Principlists (2008–09)
    • Islamic Revolution (2009–12)
    • Principlists (2012–16)
Alma materMcGill University
Binghamton University
Websitehttp://www.aghatehrani.ir

Morteza Aghatehrani (Persian: مرتضی آقاتهرانی) is an Iranian Shia cleric and conservative politician. He was former secretary-general of the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability,[1] and now representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr in the Parliament of Iran since 2020. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament form 2008 to 2016.

A protégé of Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, he was the "morality teacher" of the cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[2]

Aghatehrani he was formerly Imam of 'Islamic Institute of New York', a Shia mosque located in New York City.[3]

Education

Aghatehrani went to Canada to pursue his graduate studies at McGill University,[3] before gaining a PhD in Middle East Studies from State University of New York at Binghamton and defending a thesis entitled "Khajah Nasir al-Din Tusi on the Meta-Mysticism of Ibn Sina" in 2000.[4]

Controversy

In 2012, it stirred controversy when it was revealed that Aghatehrani holds a Green card, tantamount to permanent residency status in the United States, while he is often regarded "strongly anti-foreign".[5]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morteza Agha-Tehrani.
  1. ^ Nikolay Kozhanov (28 February 2012), Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses, The Washington Institute, retrieved 15 April 2017
  2. ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (6 May 2011), "Arrests show Ahmadinejad under increasing pressure from Iran's clerics", The Washington Post, retrieved 20 January 2020
  3. ^ a b Daneshgar, Majid (2020), Studying the Qur'ān in the Muslim Academy, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 9780190067540
  4. ^ Leusmann, Harald (Winter 2001), "Recent (1999-2001) Doctoral Degrees in Middle East Studies", Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 35 (2), Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA): 279–296, doi:10.1017/S0026318400043960, JSTOR 23063529, S2CID 164423046
  5. ^ "Right, independents wipe out the rest", Iran Times, 11 March 2012, retrieved 20 January 2020
  • Profile at Iranian Parliament Archived 28 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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