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Mehdi Tabatabaei Shirazi (, March 21, 1936 — May 17, 2018) was an Iranian

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cleric and

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politician who served as member of the

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from 2004 to 2008, representing the districts of

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. He represented Mashhad and Kalat from 1984 to 1988. Tabatabaei had been described as a "well-known

moderate conservative Moderate conservatism is a politically moderate version of conservatism that is less demanding than classical conservatism, and can be divided into several subtypes, such as liberal conservatism. The term is principally used in countries where ...

cleric".

Views

Tabatabaei was a critic of

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, and a supporter of the

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. In 2009, he said he wished he had died and not seen the post-election incidents in Iran.

References

1936 births 2018 deaths Members of the 2nd Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly Deputies of Mashhad and Kalat Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Combatant Clergy Association politicians Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians Fada'iyan-e Islam members People from Rafsanjan {{Iran-MP-stub