Salaheddin Bayani () was an Iranian politician who served as a member of

Parliament of Iran 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 1980 to 1984.

Early life and education

Bayani was born in 1938 in the city of Khaf,

Khorasan KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 (; , ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and no ...

to Habibollah, a farmer. He obtained a bachelor's degree in law and became a civil servant.

Political career

Bayani was elected in the

1980 Iranian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 14 March 1980, with a second round on 9 May. They were the first elections to the Majlis of Iran, Majlis since the overthrow of the Shah, and were contested to a considerable degree on a party basis. ...

. Sympathetic towards

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, he was the only member of the parliament who spoke in his favor during the impeachment process. He argued that he will vote against the motion, because "the party in power (

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) did not want Banisadr from the start, but the people did, which is why they gave him 11 million votes and keep supporting him now".

References

{{reflist 1938 births People from Khorasan Office for the Cooperation of the People with the President politicians Members of the 1st Islamic Consultative Assembly Year of death missing