Elias Hazrati (born 13 March 1961, Hashtrud) is an Iranian politician, journalist and former military officer. He served as a member of the Parliament of Iran from 1989 until 2004. He is currently editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper ''

Etemad ''Etemad'' or ''Etemaad'' (in Persian ''اعتماد'' lit. ''Trust''; correct transcription: ettemād, because in pronunciation the letter "t" is duplicated) is a reformist newspaper in Iran that is published in Tehran. It is managed by Elias ...

''.

Career

He left the army in 1984 and was elected as a member of the parliament from Rasht in

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

election. He was also reelected in

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

and

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

but was not seek for reelection in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

election. after reaching the tenth parliament spoke in Islamic Association of Gilan Azeris.ما اصلاح طلبان هرگاه با هم بودیم، توانستیم به پیروزی برسیم

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1961 births Living people People from East Azerbaijan Province Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Members of the 3rd Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 4th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 5th Islamic Consultative Assembly National Trust Party (Iran) politicians Islamic Iran Solidarity Party politicians Members of the 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly Deputies of Rasht Iranian newspaper publishers (people) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War {{Iran-politician-stub