Gholamreza Heydari

Gholamreza Heydari (Persian: غلامرضا حيدري‎) is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician who is currently a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district. He formerly represented Tafresh County, where he originally comes from.[2]

Gholamreza Heydari
Member of Parliament
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,180,095 (36.34%)
In office
28 May 1984 – 28 May 1992
Preceded byMohammad Hossein Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani
Succeeded byAli Danseh-Monfared
ConstituencyTafresh and Ashtian
Majority22,284 (33.5%; 3rd term)
15,827 (51.5%; 2nd term)
Personal details
Born
Gholamreza Heydari

c. 1955 (age 65–66)[1]
Chalous, Iran[1]
Political partyIslamic Iran Participation Front[2]
Other political
affiliations		NEDA Party[3]
Alma materAmirkabir University of Technology
ProfessionElectrical engineer[3]

His son, Hadi Heydari, is a famous editorial cartoonist in Iran.[2]

Career

Heydari is a professor and was formerly dean of School of Management and Economy at the Power and Water University of Technology. He was formerly advisor to the Minister of Power and is a fellow at Niroo Research Institute, the ministry's research arm.[3]

On 17 December 2019, Heydari criticized Iranian authorities for carrying out shootings of protesters during the 2019–20 Iranian protests.[4] He also criticized Present Hassan Rouhani for his decision to increase gas prices, saying that the move "dealt a heavy blow at the social capital of the Islamic Republic.”

Electoral history
YearElectionVotes%RankNotes
1984Parliament15,82751.51st Won[5]
1988Parliament 22,284 33.51st Won[1]
2016Parliament1,180,09536.3413th Won[6]

References
  1. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 293
  2. "ليست انتخاباتي اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. "اين 30 نفر". Shargh (in Persian) (2523). 17 February 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-lawmakers-condemn-killing-protesters-demand-punishment/30330782.html
  5. "Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles" (PDF), Iranian Parliament, The Iran Social Science Data Portal, p. 180, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-30, retrieved 2016-05-21
  6. "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


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