Gholamreza Heydari

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Gholamreza Heydari
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Member of Parliament
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,180,095 (36.34%)
In office
28 May 1984 – 28 May 1992
Preceded byMohammad Hossein Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani
Succeeded byAli Danseh-Monfared
ConstituencyTafresh and Ashtian
Majority22,284 (33.5%; 3rd term)
15,827 (51.5%; 2nd term)
Personal details
Born
Gholamreza Heydari

c. 1955 (age 69–70)[1]
Chalous, Iran[1]
Political partyIslamic Iran Participation Front[2]
Other political
affiliations
NEDA Party[3]
Alma materAmirkabir University of Technology
ProfessionElectrical engineer[3]

Gholamreza Heydari (Persian: غلامرضا حيدري) is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician who was a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district. He formerly represented Tafresh County, where he originally comes from.[2] His son, Hadi Heydari, is a famous editorial cartoonist in Iran.[2]

Career

Heydari is a professor and was formerly dean of School of Management and Economy at the Power and Water University of Technology. He was formerly advisor to the Minister of Power and is a fellow at Niroo Research Institute, the ministry's research arm.[3] On 17 December 2019, Heydari criticized Iranian authorities for carrying out shootings of protesters during the 2019–20 Iranian protests.[4] He also criticized Present Hassan Rouhani for his decision to increase gas prices, saying that the move "dealt a heavy blow at the social capital of the Islamic Republic.”

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
1984 Parliament 15,827 51.5 1st Won[5]
1988 Parliament Increase 22,284 Decrease 33.5 1st Won[1]
2016 Parliament 1,180,095 36.34 13th Won[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 293
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ليست انتخاباتي اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "اين 30 نفر". Shargh (in Persian). No. 2523. 17 February 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Iran Lawmakers Blast Government for Killing Protesters, Demand Punishment of Culprits". 17 December 2019.
  5. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 180, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-30, retrieved 2016-05-21
  6. "ريز آمار نتايج 1021 کانديداي نمايندگي مجلس در تهران + فيلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)