Morteza Aghatehrani

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.

Morteza Aghatehrani
Aghatehrani in 2016
Member of the Parliament of Iran
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 6364)
Esfahan, Iran
NationalityIranian
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability
Other political
affiliations
Alma materMcGill University
Binghamton University
Websitehttp://www.aghatehrani.ir

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

  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. 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
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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