Education University of Tehran Role Iranian Politician | Name Mohammad-Reza Bahonar | |
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Constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr (8th-9th term)
Ravar (7th term) Majority 368,096 (32.68%; 9th term)
549,280 (31.55%; 8th term) Constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr (3rd-5th term)
Baft (2nd term) Born February 2, 1952 (age 72)
Kerman, Iran ( 1952-02-02 ) Political party Islamic Society of Engineers Party Islamic Society of Engineers Succeeded by Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard Similar People Mohammad‑Javad Bahonar, Gholam‑Ali Haddad‑Adel, Ali Larijani, Ali Akbar Nategh‑Nouri | ||
Preceded by Hassan Aboutorabi Fard Preceded by Mohammad-Reza Khatami | ||
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.
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Early years
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.
Career
Bahonar cofounded the Islamic Society of Engineers in 1991. He has been elected as a representative from Kerman and Tehran for six terms. He also served at the Expediency Council for three terms. 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.
Following Hassan Rouhani's election as President, Bahonar was appointed by Chairman Ali Larijani as the parliament's liaison to the newly elected executive branch in transition mandate. On 25 December 2015, he announced he will retiring from his seat in Iranian Parliament after declined to run in 2016 election.
Attacking Iranian University students
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.