Akbar Aâlami () was born in

Bandar Torkaman Bandar Torkaman () is a city in the Central District of Torkaman County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's populati ...

, Golestan from

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris (, ), or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predomin ...

family. He is an Iranian politician, a former member of the

Iranian parliament 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 ...

. He was nominated for

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

and 2013 presidential elections. Akbar A'lami has been a member of the 6th and 7th parliaments. He is well known for his direct criticism of both the Iranian leadership and the

Guardian Council The Guardian Council (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, ) is an appointed and constitutionally mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The constitution ...

. A'lami studied economics and law and hold a M.A. degree from Allameh Tabatabaii University.

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Deputies of Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr Politicians from Tabriz Living people Members of the 6th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly 1954 births Islamic Iran Participation Front politicians People from Golestan province {{Iran-MP-stub