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Alaeddin Boroujerdi
Alaeddin Boroujerdi ( fa, علاءالدین بروجردی) (born 1950) is a member of Iranian parliament and former Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran. Overview In October 2011, he was arrested for embezzlement but was released after 24 hours thanks to mediation from Ali Larijani. He denied corruption charges.'Boroujerdi denies allegations of involvement in fraud', on ''Radio Zamaneh'', 10/30/201/ref> However, he has been pressured to resign because of the controversy. In November 2011, he asked that the List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Iran, British Ambassador to Iran, Dominick John Chilcott, be sent back to the United Kingdom.'Iran MPs cry 'Death to Britain' in parliament', in ''The Daily Telegraph'', 23 November 201/ref> He is a supporter of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and in 2011 accused Esfandiar Rahim Mashai Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei ( fa, اسفندیار رحیم ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Iran
The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an increase from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent election took place on 21 February 2020 and the new parliament convened on 28 May 2020. History Islamic Republic of Iran After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Senate of Iran was abolished and was effectively replaced by the Guardian Council thus the Iranian legislature remained bicameral. In the 1989 revision of the constitution, the ''National Consultative Assembly'' became the ''Islamic Consultative Assembly''. The Parliament of Iran has had six chairmen since the Iranian Revolution. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was the first chairman, from 1980 to 1989. Then came Mehdi Karroubi (1989–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
