Alaeddin Boroujerdi

Alaeddin Boroujerdi(Persian: علاءالدین بروجردی‎) (born 1950) is a member of Iranian parliament and former Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.[2]

Alaeddin Boroujerdi
Head of Islamic Consultative Assembly's Commission on Foreign Policy and National Security
In office
23 August 2005 – 28 June 2018
Preceded byManouchehr Mottaki
Succeeded byHeshmatollah Felahatpishe
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Assumed office
2 May 2000
ConstituencyBoroujerd and Oshtorinan
Majority53,661 (50.71%)[1]
Personal details
Born1950 (age 70–71)
Najaf, Iraq
NationalityIraqi
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

In October 2011, he was arrested for embezzlement but was released after 24 hours thanks to mediation from Ali Larijani.[3] He denied corruption charges.[4] However, he has been pressured to resign because of the controversy.[5]

In November 2011, he asked that the British Ambassador to Iran, Dominick John Chilcott, be sent back to the United Kingdom.[6]

He is a supporter of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and in 2011 accused Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's chief of staff, of leading a "deviant current" against the regime.[4]

References
  1. Profile
  2. BBC interview
  3. 'MP briefly arrested over bank fraud case', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/29/2011
  4. 'Boroujerdi denies allegations of involvement in fraud', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/30/2011
  5. 'Head of National Security Commission pressed to quit', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/31/2011
  6. 'Iran MPs cry 'Death to Britain' in parliament', in The Daily Telegraph, 23 November 2011


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