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Alaeddin Boroujerdi (Persian: علاءالدین بروجردی) (born 1950) was a member of the Iranian parliament and former Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.[2]
Alaeddin Boroujerdi | |
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| Head of Islamic Consultative Assembly's Commission on Foreign Policy and National Security | |
| In office 23 August 2005[citation needed] – 28 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Manouchehr Mottaki |
| Succeeded by | Heshmatollah Felahatpishe |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 2 May 2000 – 26 May 2020 | |
| Constituency | Boroujerd and Oshtorinan |
| Majority | 53,661 (50.71%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Najaf, Iraq[citation needed] |
| Website | Official website |
Overview edit
In October 2011, he was arrested for embezzlement but was released after 24 hours thanks to mediation from Ali Larijani.[3] He denied corruption charges.[4] However, he was pressured to resign because of the controversy.[5]
In November 2011, he asked that the British Ambassador to Iran, Dominick John Chilcott, be sent back to the United Kingdom.[6]
He is a supporter of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and in 2011, he accused Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's chief of staff, of leading a "deviant current" against the regime.[4]
References edit
- ^ Profile
- ^ BBC interview
- ^ 'MP briefly arrested over bank fraud case', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/29/2011 [1]
- ^ a b 'Boroujerdi denies allegations of involvement in fraud', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/30/2011 [2]
- ^ 'Head of National Security Commission pressed to quit', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/31/2011 [3]
- ^ 'Iran MPs cry 'Death to Britain' in parliament, in The Daily Telegraph, 23 November 2011 [4]
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