Ahmad Amirabadi

Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani (Persian: ‌‌احمد امیرآبادی فراهانی‎; born 1973) is an Iranian conservative politician and former military officer of Revolutionary Guards.

Ahmad Amirabadi
Member of the Iranian Parliament
Assumed office
28 May 2012
ConstituencyQom
Majority263,885 (47.52%)
Member of City Council of Qom
In office
29 April 2007 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani

c. 1973 (age 47–48)
Amirabad, Farahan, Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materSupreme National Defense University[1]
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMilitary officer
Military service
AllegianceIran
Branch/service
Years of service
  • 1986–1990 (Basij)
  • 1990–2006 (IRGC)
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Amirabadi was born in Farahan near Tafresh in Markazi Province[1] from Azerbaijani family.[2][3] He is a member of the 9th and 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Qom.[4][5][6]

Affiliation

In 2006, he was listed by the Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude.[7]

According to Donya-e-Eqtesad, Amirabadi Farahani is close to Front of Islamic Revolution Stability.[8] He denied membership in the party in an interview with the Iranian Labour News Agency,[9] although Iranian Diplomacy website calls him a "self-proclaimed member".[10]

COVID-19 outbreak
Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

On 24 February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, Amirabadi Farahani claimed that there had been at least 50 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in Qom, while the deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi claimed that there had only been 12 COVID-19 deaths in the whole of Iran and only 61 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections.[11]

References
  1. "زندگی‌نامه و سوابق". Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. "چرا لاریجانی در قم دوم شد و چرا مجلس دهم برای او بهتر از نهم است؟". Entekhab. 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. "توهین به ترک‌زبانان نیروگاه قم توسط سایت منتسب به هاشمی رفسنجانی+سند". Ssamen News. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. "احمد امیرآبادی فراهانی". Islamic Consultative Assembly Website. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. "جدول مدارک تحصیلی و سوابق اجرایی اعضای ۱۴ کمیسیون‌ مجلس نهم". Farsnews Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  6. "نتایج انتخابات "مجلس" + جدول گرایش‌ها". ISNA. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. "ليست كانديداهاي مورد حمايت ائتلاف رايحه خوش خدمت در استانها" (in Persian). Fars News Agency. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  8. "رقابت شاگردان آیت‌الله مصباح با جامعه مدرسین در قم". Donya-e-Eqtesad. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  9. "عضوجبهه پایداری نیستم". ILNA. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  10. "Reformists Betrayed By Fair-Weather Allies?". Iranian Diplomacy. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  11. "Legislator from Iran's Qom alleges virus coverup". Al Jazeera English. 2020-02-24. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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