Morteza Aghatehrani
Aghatehrani in 2013
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 66–67)
Esfahan, Iran
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability
Other political
affiliations
Electoral lists
Parliamentary groups
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 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

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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
  3. 1 2 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, Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), 35 (2): 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


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