Ahmad Tavakkoli
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Ahmad Tavakkoli (Persian: احمد توکلی; born 5 March 1951) is an Iranian conservative and principlist politician, journalist. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.[5] Also he is currently managing-director of Alef news website[6] and founder of the corruption watchdog, non-governmental organization Justice and Transparency Watch.[7]
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Ahmad Tavakkoli | |
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Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
Assumed office 14 August 2017 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
Chairman | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
President of the Majlis Research Center | |
In office 1 July 2004 – 1 July 2012 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Khatami |
Succeeded by | Kazem Jalali |
Minister of Labour | |
In office 2 November 1981 – 2 August 1983 | |
President | Ali Khamenei |
Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Preceded by | Mohammad Mir-Mohammad Sadeqi |
Succeeded by | Abolqasem Sarhadizadeh |
Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 776,979 |
In office 28 May 1980 – 12 November 1981 | |
Constituency | Behshahr |
Majority | 28,850 |
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Born | (1951-03-05) March 5, 1951 (age 73) Behshahr, Iran |
Political party | Front of Transformationalist Principlists[1] |
Other political affiliations | Islamic Republican Party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization[2] |
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Residence(s) | Tehran, Iran |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
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Tavakkoli is the former representative of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district in the parliament and the director of Majlis Research Center.