Mojtaba Zonnour
Mojtaba Zonnour (Persian: مجتبی ذوالنور; also spelled Zolnour) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric and conservative politician who, as of 28 July 2016, represents Qom in the Iranian Parliament.[1] He declared that he was SARS-CoV-2-positive on 27 February 2020.[2]
Mojtaba Zonnour | |
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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 56–57) Malayer, Imperial State of Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Political 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.[3]
Zonnour was the chairman of the Nuclear Subcommittee of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Islamic Consultative Assembly until 2019.[4] He is currently the head of Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy (of Islamic Parliament of I.R.Iran).[5]
Electoral history
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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2012 | Parliament | 134,945 | 32.52 | 4th | Lost[6] |
2016 | Parliament | 3rd | Won[7] |
Personal life
On 27 February 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic became known to have spread to Iran, Zonnour stated that he had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019. He called for Iranians to remain calm.[2]
References
- "Majlis to Probe Data Leak by IAEA". Financial Tribune. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- Nur Duz, Zehra (27 February 2020). "High-ranking Iranian official catches coronavirus". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "Official Underlines IRGC's Support, Obedience to Supreme Leader". Fars News Agency. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- "Iran MP claims China in talks to build it small nuclear reactors". Times of Israel. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
Zonnour is the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Nuclear Committee.
- Zulnoori became chairman of the parliament's National Security Commission tasnimnews.com Retrieved 23 June 2020
- "Election results declared: 64 percent turnout in Qom" (in Persian). Mehr News Agency. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "The Notice of the Results of Islamic Consultative Assembly Election in Qom Electoral District" (PDF) (in Persian). Qom Governance. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- Official Biography (in Persian)
Assembly seats | ||
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Preceded by Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani Araghi |
President of Clergy fraction 2016–present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh |
President of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission 2019–present |