Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani
Iranian physician and politician (1952–2020)
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Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani (Persian: محمدرضا راهچمنی; 1 December 1952 – 9 March 2020) was an Iranian physician[1] and reformist politician. From 1984 to 2000, he represented Sabzevar in the Iranian Parliament.[1] During the early 2000s, he headed Iran's State Welfare Organization.[2]
Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani | |
|---|---|
Rahchamani in 2018 | |
| Head of National Welfare Organization | |
| In office 20 September 2001 – 5 September 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Gholamreza Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Abolhassan Faghih |
| Member of the Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 1984 – 28 May 2000 | |
| Constituency | Sabzevar |
| Majority | 94,867 (64.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1952 |
| Died | 9 March 2020 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Party | Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society Islamic Iran Solidarity Party |
| Children | Mohsen Rahchamani |
| Alma mater | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad |
Early life and education
Rahchamani was born in 1952 in Sabzevar and studied medicine.[1] There is no record of imprisonment for him before the Iranian revolution, and he is not an Iran–Iraq War veteran.[1]
Career
A founding member of the Islamic Iran Solidarity Party,[1] from 1998 to 2002 he was the party's secretary-general and in 2006 became chairman of the central council.[3] He was also a founding member of the Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society.[4]
In 2020, as the secretary-general of the National Unity and Cooperation Party, he defied the decision of mainstream reformists for not taking part in the 2020 Iranian legislative election, by announcing a coalition of twelve reformist parties.[5]