Beytollah Abdollahi ( fa, بیتالله عبداللهی) is an Iranian
reformist
Reformism is a political doctrine advocating the reform of an existing system or institution instead of its abolition and replacement.
Within the socialist movement, reformism is the view that gradual changes through existing institutions can eve ...
politician who is currently representative of
Ahar and Heris in the Parliament of Iran. He started his career at the
Literacy Movement Organization, and was governor of
East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, ...
territories including
Heris County
Heris County ( fa, شهرستان هریس) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Heris
Heris ( fa, هريس; also Romanized as Herīs and Harīs; also known as Hiriz) is a city and capital of Heris County, ...
,
Sarab County
Sarab County ( fa, شهرستان سراب) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran
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,
Shabestar County
Shabestar County ( fa, شهرستان شبستر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Shabestar
Shabestar ( fa, شبستر; also known as Chabiastar, Shabiastar, and Shabistar) is a city and capital ...
and
Marand County
Marand County ( fa, شهرستان مرند) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Marand
Marand ( fa, مرند; ; also Romanized as Morand) is a city and capital of Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, ...
.
2016 election
In
2016 Iranian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for all seats in the 10th parliament in the Islamic Republic era and the 34th since the Persian Constitutional Revolution. A seco ...
, Abdollahi defeated rivals in
Ahar and Heris district in a two-rounds race. On 19 May 2016, the
Guardian Council
The Guardian Council, (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, fa, شورای نگهبان, Shourā-ye Negahbān) is an appointed and constitutionally mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence i ...
declared that the second round elections is voided due to "unlawful interventions" and the representative would be elected in a by-election.
See also
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Minoo Khaleghi
Minoo Khaleghi ( fa, مینو خالقی) is an Iranian jurist and reformist activist. In the 2016 parliamentary elections, Khaleghi won a seat, however she was disqualified by the Guardian Council after the election.
Background
Khaleghi was ...
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Khaled Zamzamnejad
References
Living people
1959 births
University of Tabriz alumni
People from East Azerbaijan Province
Iranian reformists
Iranian elected officials who did not take office
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