Ahmad Amirabadi
Iranian politician
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Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani (Persian: احمد امیرآبادی فراهانی; born 1973) is an Iranian principlist politician and former military officer of Revolutionary Guards.
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Ahmad Amirabadi | |
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احمد امیرآبادی | |
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| Member of the Iranian Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 2012 – 26 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | Qom |
| Majority | 263,885 (47.52%) |
| Member of City Council of Qom | |
| In office 29 April 2007 – 28 May 2012 | |
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| Born | Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani c. 1973 (age 52–53) |
| Education | Supreme National Defense University[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Military officer |
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| Allegiance | Iran |
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Amirabadi was born in Farahan near Tafresh in Markazi Province[1] from Azerbaijani family.[2][3] He was a member of the 9th, 10th and 11th 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 pandemic
On 24 February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, Amirabadi Farahani claimed that there had been at least 50 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 COVID-19.[11]