Mahmoud Sadeghi Explained

Mahmoud Sadeqi
Office:Member of the Parliament of Iran
Constituency:Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority:1,164,368 (35.85%)
Term Start:28 May 2016
Term End:26 May 2020
Party:Islamic Association of University Instructors
Birth Name:Mahmoud Sadeqi
Birth Date:22 March 1962
Birth Place:Aligudarz, Iran
Alma Mater:University of Tehran
Tarbiat Modares University
Qom Seminary
Occupation:Lawyer, Academic
Profession:Jurist
Website:mahmoudsadeghi.com
Branch:Basij
Battles:Iran–Iraq War [1]
Native Name Lang:fa

Mahmoud Sadeghi (Persian: محمود صادقی) is an Iranian lawyer, jurist, academic and reformist politician who was a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district from May 2016 to May 2020.

Early life

Sadeqi was born in Aligoudarz in 1962 to a clerical family.[2] His father, Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, was one of the many clerics opposed to the Pahlavi dynasty, and was a student of Ayatollah Khomeini. After the revolution, Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi was killed in the Hafte Tir bombing.

Education

Sadeqi received his bachelor's degree in law from the University of Tehran in 1990. He received his Masters in private law from Tarbiat Modares University in 1993, and received his Doctorate in private law from the same university in 2000.

Career

Sadeqi is an associate professor at the Tarbiat Modares University and his field of expertise is Private law.[1]

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2016Parliament1,164,368 35.8517thWon
2020ParliamentDisqualified
2021PresidentDisqualified

Personal life

On 25 February 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic became known to have spread to Iran, Sadeqi stated that he had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: اين 30 نفر. Shargh. 17 February 2016. Persian. 2523. 1. 7 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617001658/http://sharghdaily.ir/Modules/News/PrintVer.aspx?Src=Main&News_Id=86355. 17 June 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: دكتر محمود صادقي | انجمن علمی حقوق مالکیت فکری ایران‎ . 2018-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160519234155/http://fa.iriplaw.ir/node/26 . 2016-05-19 . dead .
  3. Web site: Coronavirus Updates: Disruptions, Rising Cases, Market Tremors and Warnings . . 2020-02-25 . 2020-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226034335/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/coronavirus-live-updates-irans-deputy-health-minister-tests-positive/ar-BB10lO9z . dead .