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Morteza Aghatehrani
Morteza Aghatehrani
	Aghatehrani in 2016
Member of the Parliament of Iran
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 May 2020
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
Majority	868,025 (47.13%)
	In office; 27 May 2008 – 26 May 2016
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority	690,848 (29.59%)
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 66–67); Esfahan, Iran
Political party	Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Other political; affiliations	Electoral lists United Front of Principlists (2008); Principlists Grand Coalition (2016); ; Parliamentary groups Principlists (2008–09); Islamic Revolution (2009–12); Principlists (2012–16); ;
Alma mater	McGill University; Binghamton University
Website	http://www.aghatehrani.ir

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Morteza Aghatehrani (Template:Lang-fa) is an Iranian-American Shia cleric and conservative politician. He is secretary-general of the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability,^[1] and represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr in the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2016.

A protégé of Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, he was the "morality teacher" of the cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.^[2]

Aghatehrani he was formerly Imam of 'Islamic Institute of New York', a Shia mosque located in New York City.^[3]

Education

Aghatehrani went to Canada to pursue his graduate studies at McGill University,^[3] before gaining a PhD in Middle East Studies from State University of New York at Binghamton and defending a thesis entitled "Khajah Nasir al-Din Tusi on the Meta-Mysticism of Ibn Sina" in 2000.^[4]

Controversy

In 2012, it stirred controversy when it was revealed that Aghatehrani holds a Green card, tantamount to permanent residency status in the United States, while he is often regarded "strongly anti-foreign".^[5]

References

^ Nikolay Kozhanov (28 February 2012), Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses, The Washington Institute, retrieved 15 April 2017
^ Erdbrink, Thomas (6 May 2011), "Arrests show Ahmadinejad under increasing pressure from Iran's clerics", The Washington Post, retrieved 20 January 2020
^ ^a ^b Daneshgar, Majid (2020), Studying the Qur'ān in the Muslim Academy, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 9780190067540
^ "Recent (1999-2001) Doctoral Degrees in Middle East Studies", Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 35 (2), Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA): 279, Winter 2001, JSTOR 23063529
^ Right, independents wipe out the rest, Iran Times, retrieved 20 January 2020

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New title Party established	Secretary-General of the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability 2011–present	Incumbent

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[1] Nikolay Kozhanov (28 February 2012), Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses, The Washington Institute, retrieved 15 April 2017

[2] Erdbrink, Thomas (6 May 2011), "Arrests show Ahmadinejad under increasing pressure from Iran's clerics", The Washington Post, retrieved 20 January 2020

[OUP-3] Daneshgar, Majid (2020), Studying the Qur'ān in the Muslim Academy, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 9780190067540

[4] "Recent (1999-2001) Doctoral Degrees in Middle East Studies", Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, 35 (2), Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA): 279, Winter 2001, JSTOR 23063529

[5] Right, independents wipe out the rest, Iran Times, retrieved 20 January 2020

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-'''Morteza Aghatehrani''' ({{lang-fa|مرتضی آقاتهرانی}}) is an Iranian [[Shia cleric]] and [[Iranian Principlists|conservative]] politician. He is secretary-general of the [[Front of Islamic Revolution Stability]],<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/irans-majlis-elections-whoever-wins-the-west-loses |title=Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses|date=28 February 2012|accessdate=15 April 2017|publisher=The Washington Institute|author=Nikolay Kozhanov}}</ref> and represented [[Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr]] in the [[Parliament of Iran]] from 2008 to 2016.
+'''Morteza Aghatehrani''' ({{lang-fa|مرتضی آقاتهرانی}}) is an Iranian-American [[Shia cleric]] and [[Iranian Principlists|conservative]] politician. He is secretary-general of the [[Front of Islamic Revolution Stability]],<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/irans-majlis-elections-whoever-wins-the-west-loses |title=Iran's Majlis Elections: Whoever Wins, the West Loses|date=28 February 2012|accessdate=15 April 2017|publisher=The Washington Institute|author=Nikolay Kozhanov}}</ref> and represented [[Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr]] in the [[Parliament of Iran]] from 2008 to 2016.
 A ''protégé'' of [[Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi]], he was the "[[Morality in Islam|morality]] teacher" of the cabinet of [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]].<ref>{{citation|title=Arrests show Ahmadinejad under increasing pressure from Iran’s clerics|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/arrests-show-ahmadinejad-under-increasing-pressure-from-irans-clerics/2011/05/06/AFVgmMCG_story.html|first=Thomas|last=Erdbrink|date=6 May 2011|work=The Washington Post|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>