Ali Motahari

Ali Motahari
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Assumed office
28 May 2008
Constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority 1,447,713 (44.58%)
Personal details
Born Ali Motahari
(1958-01-26) 26 January 1958
Tehran, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Political party People's Voice Coalition
Other political
affiliations		 Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008)
United Front of Principlists (2008)
List of Hope (2016)
Spouse(s)
Narges Ansari (m. 1982)
[1]
Relations Ali Larijani (brother-in-law)
Children Morteza, Reza, Leila, Zahra
Parents Morteza Motahari
Azam "Aliyeh" Rouhani
Alma mater University of Tehran
Occupation Politician
Profession University professor
Publisher
Website alimotahari.com

Ali Motahari (Persian: علی مطهری‎; born 26 January 1958)[2] is an Iranian conservative[3][4] politician who represents Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran since 2008 and is current Second Deputy of the Parliament of Iran serving since 2016.

Motahari is described as an orthodox politician[5] with liberal conservative[6] and moderate conservative[7] views. He is the leader of the People's Voice Coalition.[8]

Motahari heads Sadra Publications and teaches at University of Tehran, where he gained a PhD in philosophy.[1]

Biography

Ali Motahari was born in Tehran. His father is noted Islamic scholar Morteza Motahari.

Motahari is a brother-in-law of current Majles Speaker Ali Larijani,[9] and a harsh critic of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[10] He criticized Ahmadinejad for his "self-centered" policies saying: "It is unprecedented and inappropriate that a president simply says I do not accept this law and will not execute it. This is a sign of despotism."[10] Motahari tried to summon Ahmadinejad to parliament to face questioning and possible impeachment. Though a conservative, he has been something of a maverick.

On 13 March 2015, Motahari was injured in an attack carried out by motorcycle thugs before giving a speech at Shiraz University.[11]

Electoral history

YearElectionVotes%RankNotes
2008Parliament571,07132.803rd Won[12]
2012Parliament Round 1Decrease 455,303Decrease 22.779th Went to Round 2[13]
Parliament Round 2Decrease 380,653Increase 33.794th Won[14]
2016ParliamentIncrease 1,447,714Increase 44.582nd Won[15]

Public image

According to a poll conducted in March 2016 by Information and Public Opinion Solutions LLC (iPOS) among Iranian citizens, Motahari has 36% approval and 15% disapproval ratings and thus a +21% net popularity; while 40% of responders don't recognize the name.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "asemanweekly.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  2. ↑ http://tadbirtoseah.ir/fa/news/325/آشنایی-با-دکتر-علی-مطهری
  3. ↑ Banafsheh Keynoush (2012), "Iran after Ahmadinejad", Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, New York: Springer Science+Business Media, 54 (3): 127–146, doi:10.1080/00396338.2012.690988
  4. ↑ Ariabarzan Mohammadi (2014), The path dependent nature of factionalism in post-Khomeini Iran (Discussion Paper), Durham University, p. 26
  5. ↑ "Glossary of Iranian Political Terms", Iranian Diplomacy, 21 March 2010, retrieved 20 August 2017
  6. ↑ pbs.org
  7. ↑ "tehrantimes.com". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  8. ↑ Katayoun Kishi (February 24, 2016). "Iran's Election Coalitions". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bar, Zvi. "In election-season Iran, domestic politics trump fear of Israeli attack - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  10. 1 2 "Ahmadinejad Files Suit Against Conservative MP". insideIRAN. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  11. ↑ http://eaworldview.com/2015/03/iran-feature-mp-ali-motahari-publicly-attacked-and-injured-after-criticism-of-hardliners-what-next/
  12. ↑ "نتيجه قطعي انتخابات تهران اعلام شد", Fars News Agency (in Persian), 17 March 2008, retrieved 10 February 2016
  13. ↑ "۵۲۷ کاندیدای تهران در انتخابات ۱۲ اسفند چقدر رای آوردند؟", Khabaronline (in Persian), 18 March 2012, retrieved 10 February 2016
  14. ↑ نتایج نهایی و رسمی مرحله دوم انتخابات تهران + گرایش سیاسی. Asr Iran (in Persian). 16 May 2012. 212705. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
  16. ↑ "ظریف محبوب‌ترین چهره سیاسی ایران". Information and Public Opinion Solutions LLC (in Persian). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
Assembly seats
Preceded by
Mohammad-Reza Bahonar		 2nd Vice Speaker of Parliament of Iran
2016–present		 Incumbent
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