Morteza Aghatehrani

Morteza Aghatehrani
Morteza Aghatehrani
	Aghatehrani in 2016
Member of the Parliament of Iran
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 May 2020
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
Majority	868,025 (47.13%)
	In office; 27 May 2008 – 26 May 2016
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority	690,848 (29.59%)
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 63–64); Esfahan, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Other political; affiliations	Electoral lists United Front of Principlists (2008); Principlists Grand Coalition (2016); ; Parliamentary groups Principlists (2008–09); Islamic Revolution (2009–12); Principlists (2012–16); ;
Alma mater	McGill University; Binghamton University
Website	http://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 represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr in the Parliament of Iran from 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

Nikolay Kozhanov (28 February 2012), Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses, The Washington Institute, retrieved 15 April 2017
Erdbrink, Thomas (6 May 2011), "Arrests show Ahmadinejad under increasing pressure from Iran's clerics", The Washington Post, retrieved 20 January 2020
Daneshgar, Majid (2020), Studying the Qur'ān in the Muslim Academy, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 9780190067540
"Recent (1999-2001) Doctoral Degrees in Middle East Studies", Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), 35 (2): 279, Winter 2001, JSTOR 23063529
"Right, independents wipe out the rest", Iran Times, retrieved 20 January 2020

Profile at Iranian Parliament

Party political offices
New title Party established	Secretary-General of the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability 2011–2021	Succeeded by Sadegh Mahsouli

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[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

[OUP-3] Daneshgar, Majid (2020), Studying the Qur'ān in the Muslim Academy, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 9780190067540

[4] "Recent (1999-2001) Doctoral Degrees in Middle East Studies", Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), 35 (2): 279, Winter 2001, JSTOR 23063529

[5] "Right, independents wipe out the rest", Iran Times, retrieved 20 January 2020