Asadollah Badamchian (, born 22 December 1942 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

) is an Iranian journalist and

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

and principlist politician who was a member of the

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for two terms. He is also one of the founders of

Islamic Coalition Party The Islamic Coalition Party) from 1963 to 1979 and "Islamic Coalition Society" ( fa, جمعیت مؤتلفه اسلامی, jamʿiyat-e moʾtalefe-ye eslâmi) from 1979 to 2004. (ICP; fa, حزب مؤتلفه اسلامی, ḥezb-e moʾtalefe-ye esl ...

, currently serving as the spokesperson for the party. He was also managing-director of ''Shoma'' newspaper.

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* 1942 births Living people Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Islamic Coalition Party politicians Members of the 2nd Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 8th Islamic Consultative Assembly Central Council of the Islamic Republican Party members {{Iran-politician-stub