Mohammad-Reza Bahonar

Mohammad-Reza Bahonar
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First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
In office 31 May 2011 – 28 May 2012
Preceded by	Hassan Aboutorabi Fard
Succeeded by	Hassan Aboutorabi Fard
In office 7 June 2004 – 31 May 2008
Preceded by	Mohammad-Reza Khatami
Succeeded by	Hassan Aboutorabi Fard
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 May 2004
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr (8th-9th term) Ravar (7th term)
Majority	368,096 (32.68%; 9th term) 549,280 (31.55%; 8th term)
In office 28 May 1984 – 26 May 2000
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr (3rd-5th term) Baft (2nd term)
Personal details
Born	(1952-02-02) February 2, 1952 Kerman, Iran
Political party	Islamic Society of Engineers
Other political affiliations	United Front of Principlists
Alma mater	Allameh Tabatabaei University University of Science and Technology
Religion	Shia Islam

Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (Persian: محمدرضا باهنر‎‎, born 2 February 1952) is an Iranian principlist politician and who is currently outgoing member of the Parliament of Iran. He is secretary general of Islamic Society of Engineers.

Early years

Bahonar was born on 2 February 1952 in Kerman. He is the brother of former Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar who was assassinated in 1981.

Career

Bahonar cofounded the Islamic Society of Engineers in 1991. He has been elected as a representative from Kerman and Tehran for six terms. He also served at the Expediency Council for three terms. He is considered a key member of the conservative alliance, and was considered a possible candidate for the post of the speaker or the leader of the conservative faction in the parliament. He later refused to run for the post of speaker possibly because of a deal made inside the conservative alliance, so he decided to run for the post of deputy speaker. He became the first deputy speaker on 6 June 2004 with 188 votes out of 259. The other running candidate for the post of deputy speaker was Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, a representative from Qazvin who became the second deputy speaker with 173 votes.

Following Hassan Rouhani's election as President, Bahonar was appointed by Chairman Ali Larijani as the parliament's liaison to the newly elected executive branch in transition mandate. On 25 December 2015, he announced he will retiring from his seat in Iranian Parliament after declined to run in 2016 election.

Attacking Iranian University students

In a speech at Shiraz University, Bahonar harshly attacked students of Amirkabir University who criticized Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in December 2006. His lecture generated anger among the students. He also called for punishing the students, while accusing them of being sex and alcohol addicts.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Morteza Nabavi	Leader of Islamic Society of Engineers 2001–present	Succeeded by Incumbent