Mehdi Kouchakzadeh | |
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Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 27 May 2024 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 491,972 (24.95%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | February 20, 1959
Political party | Stability Front |
Other political affiliations |
Pleasant Scent of Servitude Alliance of Builders Society of Devotees [1] |
Relatives | Hossein Mozaffar (co-fathers-in-law) |
Alma mater |
University of Tehran UNESCO-IHE Tarbiat Modares University |
Profession | Hydraulic engineer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iran |
Branch/service |
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Jihad of Construction |
Years of service | 1985–1989 |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mehdi Kouchakzadeh ( Persian: مهدی کوچکزاده) is an Iranian hydraulic engineer, academic and principlist politician, who is the current member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly since 2024. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament from 2004 to 2016. [2]
In an 8th parliament session speech, Ali Motahari claimed that Koochakzadeh has Russian roots and his former surname was "Küçükov" ( Russian: Кючуков). Koochakzadeh responded by the microphone at Motahari, who responded by shouting, "Shut up and sit down, moron!" [3]
He engaged in a shouting match with Javad Zarif in a June 2015 session, calling him a "traitor". The scene was recorded by cellphone cameras and went viral on social media. [4]
In an August 2014 interview, he said that the majority of Iranian journalists " write lies in return for money." In 2013, Koochakzadeh called Iranian photographers "pornographers" for taking pictures of parliament members while they were napping during sessions. [4]
Commenting on Marietje Schaake's 2015 visit to Iran, he referred to Schaake as "uncultured" and said her outfit "appropriate for a party and dancing." [4]
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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2004 | Parliament | 491,972 | 24.95 | 26th | Won [5] |
2008 | Parliament Round 1 | 419,641 | 12.97 | 23rd | Went to Round 2 [6] |
Parliament Round 2 | 308,930 | 46.03 | 3rd | Won [7] | |
2012 | Parliament Round 1 | 376,630 | 16.12 | 19th | Went to Round 2 [8] |
Parliament Round 2 | 291,600 | 25.88 | 15th | Won [9] | |
2016 | Parliament | 46,521 | 1.43 | 64th | Lost [10] |
Mehdi Kouchakzadeh | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 27 May 2024 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 491,972 (24.95%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | February 20, 1959
Political party | Stability Front |
Other political affiliations |
Pleasant Scent of Servitude Alliance of Builders Society of Devotees [1] |
Relatives | Hossein Mozaffar (co-fathers-in-law) |
Alma mater |
University of Tehran UNESCO-IHE Tarbiat Modares University |
Profession | Hydraulic engineer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iran |
Branch/service |
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Jihad of Construction |
Years of service | 1985–1989 |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mehdi Kouchakzadeh ( Persian: مهدی کوچکزاده) is an Iranian hydraulic engineer, academic and principlist politician, who is the current member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly since 2024. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament from 2004 to 2016. [2]
In an 8th parliament session speech, Ali Motahari claimed that Koochakzadeh has Russian roots and his former surname was "Küçükov" ( Russian: Кючуков). Koochakzadeh responded by the microphone at Motahari, who responded by shouting, "Shut up and sit down, moron!" [3]
He engaged in a shouting match with Javad Zarif in a June 2015 session, calling him a "traitor". The scene was recorded by cellphone cameras and went viral on social media. [4]
In an August 2014 interview, he said that the majority of Iranian journalists " write lies in return for money." In 2013, Koochakzadeh called Iranian photographers "pornographers" for taking pictures of parliament members while they were napping during sessions. [4]
Commenting on Marietje Schaake's 2015 visit to Iran, he referred to Schaake as "uncultured" and said her outfit "appropriate for a party and dancing." [4]
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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2004 | Parliament | 491,972 | 24.95 | 26th | Won [5] |
2008 | Parliament Round 1 | 419,641 | 12.97 | 23rd | Went to Round 2 [6] |
Parliament Round 2 | 308,930 | 46.03 | 3rd | Won [7] | |
2012 | Parliament Round 1 | 376,630 | 16.12 | 19th | Went to Round 2 [8] |
Parliament Round 2 | 291,600 | 25.88 | 15th | Won [9] | |
2016 | Parliament | 46,521 | 1.43 | 64th | Lost [10] |