Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani (; born 1973) is an Iranian

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

politician and former military officer of

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. Amirabadi was born in Farahan near

Tafresh Tafresh () is a city in the Central District (Tafresh County), Central District of Tafresh County, Markazi province, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Tafresh is located amidst high mountains sou ...

Markazi Province Markazi province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Arak. The present borders of the province date to 1977, when the province was split into the current Markazi and Tehran provinces, with portions being annexed b ...

from Azerbaijani family. He was a member of the 9th,

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and 11th

Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...

from the electorate of

Qom Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...

Affiliation

In 2006, he was listed by the

Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude The Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude, the Sweet Scent of Servitude or the Joyful Essence of Obedience () was a conservative political group in Iran that supported Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his government. 2006 local elections The group ...

. According to ''

Donya-e-Eqtesad ''Donya-e-Eqtesad'' or ''Donya-ye Eqtesad'' () is an Iranian daily newspaper. It is also a book publisher. History and profile ''Donya-e-Eqtesad'' was founded in October 2002, and it has been published and circulated in Iran since then. This ec ...

'', Amirabadi Farahani is close to

Front of Islamic Revolution Stability The Front of Islamic Revolution Stability (, also translated Persevering Front, Endurance Front and Steadfast Front) is an Iranian principlist political group described as " extreme end of the fundamentalist camp" and "Iran’s most right-wing p ...

. He denied membership in the party in an interview with the

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, although ''Iranian Diplomacy'' website calls him a "self-proclaimed member".

COVID-19 pandemic

On 24 February 2020, during the

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, Amirabadi Farahani claimed that there had been at least 50 COVID-19 deaths in

, while the deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi claimed that there had only been 12 COVID-19 deaths in the whole of Iran and only 61 confirmed cases of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amirabadi, Ahmad People from Markazi province Living people 1973 births Members of the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly Deputies of Qom Iranian Azerbaijanis Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces politicians Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude politicians Iranian city councillors Volunteer Basij personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers