Nasser Biria Explained

Nasser Sagha-ye Biria
Birth Place:Kermanshah, Iran
Party:Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Nationality:Iranian
Alma Mater:McGill University
University of Houston
Organization:Imam Khomeini Educational Research Institute

Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria (Persian: محمدناصر سقای بی‌ریا) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric, conservative politician and head of psychology department at Imam Khomeini Educational Research Institute. He is a senior member of Front of Islamic Revolution Stability.[1] In the early 2000s, Saghaye-Biria was Imam of The Islamic Education Center of Houston, Texas.

He is a protégé of Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi and served as an advisor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on clerical and religious affairs.

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes Ref
2012266,55512.5735thWent to Run-offKhabarOnline
221,941 19.7036thLostMashreghNews
2016DisqualifiedRoozOnline
Withdrew FarsNews

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iran: A Political Threat to Rouhani? Introducing the Endurance Front. EA WorldView. 14 March 2014. 1 March 2017.