Alaeddin Boroujerdi
| Alaeddin Boroujerdi | |
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| Head of Islamic Consultative Assembly's Commission on Foreign Policy and National Security | |
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Assumed office 23 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Manouchehr Mottaki |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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Assumed office 2 May 2000 | |
| Constituency | Boroujerd and Oshtorinan |
| Majority | 53,661 (50.71%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1950 (age 65–66) Lar, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Website | Official website |
Alaeddin Boroujerdi is the Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.[2]
Overview
In October 2011, he was arrested for embezzlement but was released after 24 hours thanks to mediation from Ali Larijani.[3] He denied corruption charges.[4] However, he has been pressured to resign because of the controversy.[5]
In November 2011, he asked that the British Ambassador to Iran, Dominick John Chilcott, be sent back to the United Kingdom.[6]
He is a supporter of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and has accused Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff, of leading a 'deviant current' against the regime.[4]
References
- ↑ Profile
- ↑ BBC interview
- ↑ 'MP briefly arrested over bank fraud case', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/29/2011
- 1 2 'Boroujerdi denies allegations of involvement in fraud', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/30/2011
- ↑ 'Head of National Security Commission pressed to quit', on Radio Zamaneh, 10/31/2011
- ↑ 'Iran MPs cry 'Death to Britain' in parliament', in The Daily Telegraph, 23 November 2011
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