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Mostafa Kavakebian (Persian: مصطفی کواکبیان; born 18 March 1963) is an Iranian reformist politician who was the representative of Tehran at the Parliament of Iran, from 2016 to 2020 . He has formerly represented Semnan and Mehdishahr in the parliament from 2008 until 2012.
Mostafa Kavakebian | |
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| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 1,260,174 (38.81%) |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 27 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hadi Doust-Mohammadi |
| Succeeded by | Alireza Khosravi |
| Constituency | Semnan and Mehdishahr |
| Majority | 20,789 (32.99%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1963 Semnan, Iran |
| Political party | Democracy Party |
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| Alma mater | Imam Sadegh University |
| Website | kavakebian.com |
Early life edit
Kavakebian was born in Semnan on 18 March 1963.
Career edit
Kavakebian is a leader of Democracy Party a reformist party that he founded in 2000.[2] He was the leader of the 'Popular Reformist Coalition' that was running on 2004 and 2008 legislative election. He was a member of the reformist faction in the Parliament.[3] He founded Popular Coalition of Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Before he founded his party, he was the deputy leader of the 'Unity Party'. He is also the editor-in-chief of Mardomsalari newspaper.[2] He was seeking to keep his seat in the 2012 election as leader of the Democratic Coalition of Reformists, but was not elected.[4]
On 25 January 2013, his party nominated Kavakebian as a candidate for the presidential elections, which took place in June 2013.[2]
On 25 April 2013, he held a press conference in Qom, and expressed his comments about the coming presidential election.[5] He was registered for the election, but his bid was rejected by Guardian Council.[6] He later supported Mohammad-Reza Aref in the election.
Following a successful campaign for parliament to represent a district in Tehran, he assumed office on 28 May 2016.
Electoral history edit
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | President | – | Disqualified | ||
| 2008 | Parliament[a] | 20,789 | 32.99 | 1st | Won[7] |
| 2012 | Parliament[a] |  26,377 |
 31.09 |
2nd | Lost[8] |
| 2013 | President | – | Disqualified | ||
| 2016 | Parliament[b] | 1,260,174 | 38.81 | 9th | Won[9] |
| 2017 | President | – | Disqualified | ||
References edit
- ^ "نگاهی به سوابق اجرایی نامزد های ریاست جمهوری/ از فرماندهی سپاه تا سابقه کمتر از یکسال نمایندگی", Entekhab (in Persian), 4 April 2013, retrieved 3 November 2016
- ^ a b c "Iran reformist party nominates candidate for presidential poll" (PDF). Montreal Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Tajik, Mahdi (4 July 2008). "Reformers need unity to be effective in parliament". Iran Times International. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Right can't get its act together for elections". Iran Times International. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Mostafa Kavakebian Talks about Iran's 2013 Presidential Election". Tehran Chronicle. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Bahmani, Arash (22 May 2013). "The Arbiter of State Expediency is Disqualified". Rooz. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "نماينده مردم سمنان در هشتمين دوره مجلس شوراي اسلامي مشخص شد", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 15 March 2008, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ "نگاهی به روند برگزاری انتخابات مجلس نهم در استان سمنان", Mehr News Agency (in Persian), 6 March 2012, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
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