Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani ( fa, ‌‌احمد امیرآبادی فراهانی; born 1973) is an Iranian

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politician and former military officer of

Revolutionary Guards The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

. Amirabadi was born in

Farahan Farahan County ( fa, شهرستان فراهان, ''Ŝahrestāne Farāhān'') is located in Markazi province, Iran. The capital of the county is Farmahin. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Arak County and Tafresh County ...

near

Tafresh Tafresh ( fa, تفرش, ''Tafreš'') is a city and the capital of Tafresh County, in Markazi Province, Iran. As of the 2011 census, its population was 25,912 (including 12,884 men and 13,028 women). Tafresh is located amidst high mountains sou ...

in Markazi Province from Azerbaijani family. He is a member of the

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and

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Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...

from the electorate of

Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

Affiliation

In 2006, he was listed by the

Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude The Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude, the Sweet Scent of Servitude or the Joyful Essence of Obedience ( fa, ائتلاف رايحه خوش خدمت) was a conservative political group in Iran that supported Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his ...

. According to ''

Donya-e-Eqtesad ''Donya-e-Eqtesad'' ( fa, دنیای اقتصاد meaning "the World of Economics" in Persian) is an Iranian daily newspaper and book publisher. History and profile ''Donya-e-Eqtesad'' was founded in October 2002, and it has been published and ci ...

'', Amirabadi Farahani is close to

Front of Islamic Revolution Stability Front of Islamic Revolution Stability ( fa, جبههٔ پایداری انقلاب اسلامی, Jebha-ye pāydārī-e enqelāb-e eslāmī, also translated Persevering Front, Endurance Front and Steadfast Front) is an Iranian principlist politica ...

. He denied membership in the party in an interview with the

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, although ''Iranian Diplomacy'' website calls him a "self-proclaimed member".

COVID-19 pandemic

On 24 February 2020, during the

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, Amirabadi Farahani claimed that there had been at least 50 COVID-19 deaths in

, while the deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi claimed that there had only been 12 COVID-19 deaths in the whole of Iran and only 61 confirmed cases of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amirabadi, Ahmad People from Markazi Province Living people 1973 births Members of the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly Deputies of Qom Iranian Azerbaijanis Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces politicians Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude politicians Iranian city councillors Volunteer Basij personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers