Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (Persian: محمدرضا باهنر, born 2 February 1952) is an Iranian principlist politician who was member of the Parliament of Iran for 28 years. He is also secretary general of Islamic Society of Engineers and the Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
Bahonar was born on 2 February 1952 in Kerman. He is the brother of former Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar who was assassinated in 1981.[5]
Bahonar cofounded the Islamic Society of Engineers in 1991.[5] He has been elected as a representative from Kerman and Tehran for six terms.[5] He also served at the Expediency Council for three terms.[5] He is considered a key member of the conservative alliance, and was considered a possible candidate for the post of the speaker or the leader of the conservative faction in the parliament. He later refused to run for the post of speaker possibly because of a deal made inside the conservative alliance, so he decided to run for the post of deputy speaker. He became the first deputy speaker on 6 June 2004 with 188 votes out of 259. The other running candidate for the post of deputy speaker was Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, a representative from Qazvin who became the second deputy speaker with 173 votes.[citation needed]
Following Hassan Rouhani's electionasPresident, Bahonar was appointed by Chairman Ali Larijani as the parliament's liaison to the newly elected executive branch in transition mandate.[6] On 25 December 2015, he announced he will retiring from his seat in Iranian Parliament after declined to run in 2016 election.
In a speech at Shiraz University, Bahonar harshly attacked students of Amirkabir University who criticized Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in December 2006. His lecture generated anger among the students. He also called for punishing the students, while accusing them of being sex and alcohol addicts.[7]
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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1984[a] | Parliament | 21,990 | 53.8 | 1st | Won[8] |
1988[b] | Parliament Round 1 | No Data Available | Went to Round 2 | ||
Parliament Round 2 | 314,935 | 35.9 | Won[9] | ||
1992[b] | Parliament Round 1 | No Data Available | Went to Round 2 | ||
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Won[10] | ||
1996[b] | Parliament Round 1 | No Data Available | Went to Round 2 | ||
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Won[11] | ||
2000[b] | Parliament | ![]() |
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41st | Lost[12] |
2004[c] | Parliament | 109,038 | 52.32 | 1st | Won[13] |
2008[b] | Parliament | ![]() |
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6th | Won[14] |
2012[b] | Parliament Round 1 | ![]() |
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20th | Went to Round 2[15] |
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7th | Won[16] |
Rouhani appointed Economic Research Department Deputy at the Expediency Council's Center for Strategic Research Mohammad Bagher Nobakht to represent the executive and Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani appointed his deputy Mohammad Reza Bahonar to represent the legislative branch in an effort to "establish communication and moderation" between the two institutions.
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Preceded by | 1st Vice Speaker of Parliament of Iran 2004–2008 2011–2012 |
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Preceded by | 2nd Vice Speaker of Parliament of Iran 2008–2010 2012–2016 |
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Preceded by | Parliamentary leader of the Conservatives 2004–2008 |
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Preceded by | Secretary-General of the Islamic Society of Engineers 2000–present |
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Preceded by | Secretary-General of the Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader 2013–present | |
New title | Campaign managerofAli Larijani 2005 |
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