Hassan Sobahni ( fa, حسن سبحانی, born 15 January 1953) is a Tehran University Professor of Economics, specifically Islamic Economy, Finance and Monetary Systems. He was a member of the lower chamber of the

Iranian parliament 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 ...

representing the people of Damghan for three terms from 1996 to 2008. His candidacy for the 11th and 12th presidential elections of 2013 and 2017 in Iran was rejected each time by the

Guardian Council of the Constitution 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 ...

for unknown reasons.

Early life

Sobhani was born on 15 January 1953 in

Damghan Damghan ( fa, دامغان, translit=Dāmghān) is the capital of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,331, in 15,849 families. It is situated east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevatio ...

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. His father was a worker. After completing his high school, he began working as a teacher in his home town. He was also a supporter of

1979 revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

and after the falling of

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's regime, he elected as a member of Damghan city council. the year after, he became chairman of the city council when he was only 26 but he was resigned in 1981 to become deputy minister of culture.

Education

He began his higher education in the

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in economics branch in 1975 and graduated in 1979. In 1982, he began studying in

Tarbiat Modares University Tarbiat Modares University ( fa, دانشگاه تربیت مدرس: ''Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modares'', lit. "Professor Training University") is an exclusively graduate university with its main campus in Tehran, Iran. It was founded in 1982 a ...

that he ends in 1986 and after that, he became an employee of Ministry of Education and began teaching in Economics University of Tehran. He received his PhD in 1993 from the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

, and became a professor there in 2012.

Political career

Member of the Parliament

He was elected as a member of the parliament from his home town, Damghan in the 1996 parliamentary election. He was also re-elected in the two next elections,

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and

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but did not seek reelection in the

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. He was one of the independent members of the parliament during his time as a Majlis representative. He had a chance to become chairman of the parliament in 2004 but after he rejected the conservatives' proposal to become one of their members, he lost the party's support and

Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel ( fa, غلامعلی حداد عادل, born 9 May 1945) is an Iranian philosopher, conservative and principlist politician and former chairman of the Parliament. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Counci ...

was elected as the parliament's chairman. He specialized cylinders work on the parliament's drawings and bills. Sobhani offered over 860 different bills and about 330 comments on the plans and drawings and bills have been in opposition or supporting. In addition, he has a total of 3021 page talks openly and negotiations in the parliament.

Candidacy for 2013 elections

Sobhani announced his candidacy for the 2013 presidential election on 16 January 2013. Later, as he himself states 'law' discourse and its constitution and principles of his campaign slogan with no economic interest with legalism, moral right track and introduced. He was rejected by

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 ...

from standing in the election on 21 May 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sobhani, Hassan 1953 births Living people Shahid Beheshti University alumni Tarbiat Modares University alumni University of Tehran alumni Members of the 5th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 6th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly Voice of Nation politicians