Mohammad-Reza Bahonar
| Mohammad-Reza Bahonar | |
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| First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 31 May 2011 – 28 May 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
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In office 7 June 2004 – 31 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad-Reza Khatami |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 |
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| Constituency |
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr (8th-9th term) Ravar (7th term) |
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In office 28 May 1984 – 26 May 2000 |
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| Constituency |
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr (3rd-5th term) Baft (2nd term) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 2, 1952 Kerman, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Society of Engineers |
| Other political affiliations |
Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader United Front of Principlists Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987) |
| Spouse(s) | Gohar Abdolrashidi (–2006, her death) |
| Alma mater |
Allameh Tabatabaei University University of Science and Technology |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (Persian: محمدرضا باهنر, born 2 February 1952) is an Iranian principlist politician who was member of the Parliament of Iran for 28 years. He is also secretary general of Islamic Society of Engineers.
Bahonar was born on 2 February 1952 in Kerman. He is the brother of former Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar who was assassinated in 1981.
Bahonar cofounded the Islamic Society of Engineers in 1991. He has been elected as a representative from Kerman and Tehran for six terms. He also served at the Expediency Council for three terms. He is considered a key member of the conservative alliance, and was considered a possible candidate for the post of the speaker or the leader of the conservative faction in the parliament. He later refused to run for the post of speaker possibly because of a deal made inside the conservative alliance, so he decided to run for the post of deputy speaker. He became the first deputy speaker on 6 June 2004 with 188 votes out of 259. The other running candidate for the post of deputy speaker was Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, a representative from Qazvin who became the second deputy speaker with 173 votes.
Following Hassan Rouhani's election as President, Bahonar was appointed by Chairman Ali Larijani as the parliament's liaison to the newly elected executive branch in transition mandate. On 25 December 2015, he announced he will retiring from his seat in Iranian Parliament after declined to run in 2016 election.
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