Mojtaba Zonnour
Iranian cleric and politician
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Mojtaba Zonnour (Persian: مجتبی ذوالنور; also spelled Zolnour) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric and principlist politician who, as of 28 July 2016[update], represents Qom in the Iranian Parliament.[1]
Mojtaba Zolnour | |
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مجتبی ذوالنوری | |
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| Member of Iranian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Qom |
| Majority | 168,397 (35.48%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mojtaba Zonnouri c. 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Party | Front of Islamic Revolution Stability |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary University of Tehran Imam Hossein University Revolutionary Guards University of Command and Staff Supreme National Defense University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch/service | Revolutionary Guards |
Years of service | 1980–2012 |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Political roles
Zonnour was formerly Supreme Leader's Deputy Representative to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2]
Zonnour was the chairman of the Nuclear Subcommittee of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Islamic Consultative Assembly until 2019.[3] He is currently the head of Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy (of Islamic Parliament of I.R.Iran).[4]
Electoral history
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Parliament | 134,945 | 32.52 | 4th | Lost[5] |
| 2016 | Parliament |  168,397 | 35.48 | 3rd | Won[6] |