Mehdi Kouchakzadeh (Persian: مهدی کوچک‌زاده) is an Iranian hydraulic engineer, academic and principlist politician, who was a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly from 2004 until 2016.[2]
Mehdi Kouchakzadeh | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 491,972 (24.95%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1959 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Stability Front |
| Other political affiliations | Pleasant Scent of Servitude Alliance of Builders Society of Devotees[1] |
| Relatives | Hossein Mozaffar (co-fathers-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran UNESCO-IHE Tarbiat Modares University |
| Profession | Hydraulic engineer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Jihad of Construction |
| Years of service | 1985–1989 |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Parliamentary career edit
Controversy edit
In an 8th parliament session speech, Ali Motahari claimed that Koochakzadeh has Russian roots and his former surname was "Küçükov" (Russian: Кючуков). Koochakzadeh responded by the microphone at Motahari, who responded by shouting, "Shut up and sit down, moron!"[3]
He engaged in a shouting match with Javad Zarif in a June 2015 session, calling him a "traitor". The scene was recorded by cellphone cameras and went viral on social media.[4]
In an August 2014 interview, he said that the majority of Iranian journalists "write lies in return for money." In 2013, Koochakzadeh called Iranian photographers "pornographers" for taking pictures of parliament members while they were napping during sessions.[4]
Commenting on Marietje Schaake's 2015 visit to Iran, he referred to Schaake as "uncultured" and said her outfit "appropriate for a party and dancing."[4]
Electoral history edit
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Parliament | 491,972 | 24.95 | 26th | Won[5] |
| 2008 | Parliament Round 1 |  419,641 |
12.97 |
23rd | Went to Round 2[6] |
| Parliament Round 2 | 308,930 |
 46.03 |
3rd | Won[7] | |
| 2012 | Parliament Round 1 | 376,630 |
16.12 |
19th | Went to Round 2[8] |
| Parliament Round 2 | 291,600 |
25.88 |
15th | Won[9] | |
| 2016 | Parliament | 46,521 |
1.43 |
64th | Lost[10] |
References edit
- ^ "Association of the Devotees of the Islamic Revolution" (PDF). Iran Data Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Mehdi Kouchakzadeh (in Persian), Islamic Consultative Assembly, archived from the original on October 7, 2015, retrieved September 30, 2015
- ^ "Put That Gun In Your Pocket!" The 10 Most Embarrassing Moments in Iran's Parliament, Iran Wire, 19 August 2013, archived from the original on 5 October 2015, retrieved September 30, 2015
- ^ a b c Iran MP emerges as Instagram rabble-rouser, Al-Monitor, 10 June 2015, retrieved 30 September 2015
- ^ "آراء نهايي انتخابات مجلس هفتم در حوزه تهران اعلام شد از مجموع 3438 صندوق 1971748 برگ راي به دست آمد", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2004, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ "نتيجه قطعي انتخابات تهران اعلام شد", Fars News Agency (in Persian), 17 March 2008, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ "/تكميلي/ با شمارش كليه‌ي آراي ماخوذه، نتايج نهايي دور دوم انتخابات حوزه‌ي تهران، ري، شميرانات و اسلامشهر اعلام شد", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 26 April 2008, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ "۵۲۷ کاندیدای تهران در انتخابات ۱۲ اسفند چقدر رای آوردند؟", Khabaronline (in Persian), 18 March 2012, retrieved 10 February 2016
- ^ نتایج نهایی و رسمی مرحله دوم انتخابات تهران + گرایش سیاسی. Asr Iran (in Persian). 16 May 2012. 212705. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "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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