Ali Motahari

Ali Motahhari
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2008 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,447,713 (44.58%)
Personal details
Born (1958-01-26) 26 January 1958 (age 66)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyVoice of the Nation
Other political
affiliations
Parliamentary groups
Spouse
Narges Ansari
(m. 1982)
Children4
Parent(s)Morteza Motahhari
Azam "Aliyeh" Rouhani
RelativesAli Larijani (brother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
ProfessionUniversity professor
Publisher
Websitealimotahari.com

Ali Motahhari (Persian: علی مطهری; born 26 January 1958) is an Iranian politician who is known as a conservative and is also named as a sort of conservative reformist, who represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2020. He was Second Deputy of the Parliament of Iran from 2016 until 2019.

Motahhari is described as an orthodox politician with liberal conservative and moderate conservative views. He is the leader of the People's Voice Coalition.

Motahhari heads Sadra Publications and teaches at University of Tehran, where he gained a PhD in philosophy.

Biography

Ali Motahhari was born in Tehran. His father is noted Islamic scholar Morteza Motahhari.

Motahari is a brother-in-law of the current Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larijani, and a harsh critic of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He criticized Ahmadinejad for his "self-centered" policies saying: "It is unprecedented and inappropriate that a president simply says I do not accept this law and will not execute it. This is a sign of despotism." Motahhari tried to summon Ahmadinejad to parliament to face questioning and possible impeachment. Though a conservative, he has been something of a maverick.

On 13 March 2015, Motahari was injured in an attack by "motorcycle thugs" before giving a speech at Shiraz University.

In 2020, he suggested that the Islamic Republic was to partially blame for the Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement, saying "We have scared the Arabs and pushed them towards Israel. An example of this is storming the Saudi embassy and setting it ablaze. The policy of making Iran the enemy has been fruitful. This needs to be remedied." This was a highly unusual response contrasted to that of other Iranian politicians.

On April 6, 2021, Motahari sparked controversy after he said in a podcast that European men were "not aroused and women are resorting to African men."[better source needed]

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2008 Parliament 571,071 32.80 3rd Won
2012 Parliament Round 1 Decrease 455,303 Decrease 22.77 9th Went to Round 2
Parliament Round 2 Decrease 380,653 Increase 33.79 4th Won
2016 Parliament Increase 1,447,714 Increase 44.58 2nd Won
2020 Parliament Disqualified
2021 President Disqualified

Public image

According to a poll conducted in March 2016 by Information and Public Opinion Solutions LLC (iPOS) among Iranian citizens, Motahhari has 36% approval and 15% disapproval ratings and thus a +21% net popularity; while 40% of responders don't recognize the name.


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