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.

Mahmoud Sadeqi
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,164,368 (35.85%)
Personal details
Born
Mahmoud Sadeqi

(1962-03-22) 22 March 1962 (age 62)
Aligudarz, Iran
Political partyIslamic Association of University Instructors[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
Tarbiat Modares University
Qom Seminary
OccupationLawyer, Academic
ProfessionJurist[1]
Websitemahmoudsadeghi.com
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceBasij
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War  (WIA)[1]

On 25 February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sadeghi tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.[2]

Early life edit

Sadeqi was born in Aligoudarz in 1962 to a clerical family.[3] 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 edit

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 edit

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

Electoral history edit

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2016 Parliament 1,164,368 35.85 17th Won[4]
2020 Parliament Disqualified
2021 President Disqualified

Personal life edit

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.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "اين 30 نفر". Shargh (in Persian). No. 2523. 17 February 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Coronavirus Updates: Disruptions, Rising Cases, Market Tremors and Warnings". MSN. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. ^ "دكتر محمود صادقي | انجمن علمی حقوق مالکیت فکری ایران‎". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  4. ^ "ريز آمار نتايج 1021 کانديداي نمايندگي مجلس در تهران + فيلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
Party political offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the Islamic Association of University Instructors
10 September 2016 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded byas Executives of Construction Party representative Rotating President of the Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front
20 January 2017 – 7 June 2017
Succeeded by
Jaleh Faramarzian
as Women's Journalist Association representative