Mohammad-Reza Rahimi
| Mohammad Reza Rahimi محمدرضا رحيمی |
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| First Vice President of Iran | |
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In office 13 September 2009 – 3 August 2013 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Succeeded by | Eshaq Jahangiri |
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Vice President of Iran for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs |
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In office 25 May 2008 – 13 September 2009 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Majid Jafarzadeh |
| Succeeded by |
Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini (Parliamentary Affairs) Fatemeh Bodaghi (Legal Affairs) |
| Head of Supreme Audit Court | |
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In office 1 November 2004 – 20 July 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Kazem Mirvalad |
| Succeeded by | Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli |
| Governor of Kurdistan Province | |
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In office 17 October 1993 – 14 September 1997 |
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| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Hassan Zohree |
| Succeeded by | Abdollah Ramezanzadeh |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 28 May 1984 – 17 October 1993 |
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| Constituency |
Qorveh (2nd and 3rd Majlis) Sanandaj (4th Majlis) |
| Majority | 107,666 (39.9%; 4th Majlis) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 January 1949 Serishabad, Iran |
| Political party | Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution |
| Spouse(s) | Latifeh Erfani (–2015) |
| Children | Hoda Hanieh |
| Alma mater | Tehran University |
| Profession | Prosecutor |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Awards |
 Order of Service (1st class)
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| Criminal charge |
Embezzlement Illegal acquisition of illicit property Bribe taking Money laundering |
| Criminal penalty | 5 years and 91 days in prison Return of 8.5 billion Iranian Rials worth of goods Fined 10 billion Rials |
| Criminal status | Convicted |
| Allegiance | Fatemi Circle |
| Conviction(s) | Illegal acquisition of illicit property and Bribe taking |
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Capture status
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In prison |
| Partner(s) |
Jaber Abdali (alleged) Davoud Sarkhosh (convicted of bribing Rahimi) |
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Date apprehended
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15 February 2015 |
| Imprisoned at | Evin Prison |
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Further investigations on other charges is needed
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Mohammad Reza Rahimi (Persian: محمدرضا رحيمی, born on 11 January 1949) is an Iranian politician who was first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdistan province and vice president for parliamentary affairs.
On 15 February 2015, Rahimi was convicted of corruption and is currently jailed in Evin Prison. He was allegedly head of the "Fatemi Circle".
Rahimi was born into a Kurdish Shiite family on 11 January 1949 in a village, Serishabad, in Iran's Kurdistan province. He received a law degree from Tehran University. Rahimi also claims to hold a Ph.D. from Oxford University but no record of his name has been found in the university and also this claim has been vastly disputed by many Iranian sources. Rahimi is considered to be the second high-ranking member of Ahmadinejad's administration to have lied about receiving a PhD from Oxford University, the other being Ali Kordan. He has also claimed to have a Ph.D. from Belford University, characterized as "just one of hundreds of diploma mills easily accessible online." Alef, an Iranian site that belongs to Ahmad Tavakkoli, published documents purporting to show fraudulent documents created by Rahimi.
Rahimi worked as a public prosecutor in Qorveh and Sanandaj. He headed the city council of Sanandaj, too. During this period, he taught law at the school of law at Tehran Azad University and served as head of the school for a short time.
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