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Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi ( fa, محمدتقی پورمحمدی, was born 1956 in

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) is an Iranian

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Muslim

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and politician. He is a member of the 4th and 5th

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from electorate

. Pourmohammadi won with 359,839 votes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pourmohammadi, Mohammad Taghi People from Marand Members of the Assembly of Experts Living people 1956 births