Ahmad Amirabadi Explained

Ahmad Amirabadi
Order:Member of the Iranian Parliament
Majority:263,885 (47.52%)
Alongside:Alireza Zakani and Mojtaba Zonnour
Term Start:28 May 2012
Term End:26 May 2024
Constituency:Qom
Order2:Member of City Council of Qom
Term Start2:29 April 2007
Term End2:28 May 2012
Birth Name:Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani
Birth Place:Amirabad, Farahan, Iran
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Military officer
Alma Mater:Supreme National Defense University
Nationality:Iranian
Allegiance:Iran
Serviceyears:
  • 1986–1990 (Basij)
  • 1990–2006 (IRGC)
Branch:
Battles:Iran–Iraq War

Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani (Persian: ‌‌احمد امیرآبادی فراهانی; born 1973) is an Iranian conservative politician and former military officer of Revolutionary Guards.

Amirabadi was born in Farahan near Tafresh in Markazi Province[1] from Azerbaijani family.[2] [3] He was a member of the 9th, 10th and 11th Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Qom.[4] [5] [6]

Affiliation

In 2006, he was listed by the Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude.[7]

According to Donya-e-Eqtesad, Amirabadi Farahani is close to Front of Islamic Revolution Stability.[8] He denied membership in the party in an interview with the Iranian Labour News Agency,[9] although Iranian Diplomacy website calls him a "self-proclaimed member".[10]

COVID-19 pandemic

See main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. On 24 February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, Amirabadi Farahani claimed that there had been at least 50 COVID-19 deaths in Qom, 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 COVID-19.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: زندگی‌نامه و سوابق. Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani. 12 March 2016. 18 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118115627/http://amirabadi.ir/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87/. dead.
  2. News: چرا لاریجانی در قم دوم شد و چرا مجلس دهم برای او بهتر از نهم است؟. Entekhab. 2016. 12 March 2016.
  3. News: توهین به ترک‌زبانان نیروگاه قم توسط سایت منتسب به هاشمی رفسنجانی+سند. Ssamen News. 2016. 12 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215200243/http://www.saamen.ir/news/24730. 15 December 2017. dead.
  4. News: احمد امیرآبادی فراهانی. Islamic Consultative Assembly Website. 12 March 2016. 29 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210429171018/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/parliament_member/show/813577. dead.
  5. News: جدول مدارک تحصیلی و سوابق اجرایی اعضای ۱۴ کمیسیون‌ مجلس نهم. Farsnews Agency. 27 July 2013. 30 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230100403/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13910330000536. dead.
  6. News: نتایج انتخابات "مجلس" + جدول گرایش‌ها. ISNA. 12 March 2016.
  7. Web site: ليست كانديداهاي مورد حمايت ائتلاف رايحه خوش خدمت در استانها. fa. 8 December 2006. 15 April 2016. Fars News Agency. 29 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729174805/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8509170255. dead.
  8. News: رقابت شاگردان آیت‌الله مصباح با جامعه مدرسین در قم. Donya-e-Eqtesad. 12 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423053947/http://www.donya-e-eqtesad.com/online/992722/. 23 April 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  9. News: عضوجبهه پایداری نیستم. ILNA. 29 May 2016.
  10. News: Reformists Betrayed By Fair-Weather Allies?. Iranian Diplomacy. 30 May 2016. 11 February 2017.
  11. News: Legislator from Iran's Qom alleges virus coverup. 2020-02-24. Al Jazeera English. 2020-02-24. live .