Aziz Akbarian

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Aziz Akbarian
Head of Parliament of Iran's Commission on Industries and Mines
In office
19 June 2016 – 26 May 2020
Preceded byReza Rahmani
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly[1]
In office
3 May 2008 – 26 May 2020
Preceded byRashid Jalali
ConstituencyKaraj, Fardis, Eshtehard and Asara
Majority179,589 (9th)
Personal details
Born
Aziz Akbarian
عزیز اکبریان

(1957-03-12) 12 March 1957 (age 67)
Hashtrud, East Azerbaijan, Iran
NationalityIranian
Political partyPrinciplists
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMilitary
Military service
AllegianceIran
Branch/serviceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1979–2006
RankSardar of Sepah
UnitMilitary intelligence
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Aziz Akbarian (Persian: ‌‌عزیز اکبریان; born 1957) is an Iranian politician.

Akbarian was born in Hashtrud near Tabriz in East Azerbaijan.[2] He was a member of the 8th, 9th, and 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Karaj, Fardis, Eshtehard, and Asara.[3] Akbarian won with 148,218 votes.[4]

Akbarian favours executions and flogging. On 22 December 2018, he said in an interview with the local Alborz Radio, "If two people are thoroughly flogged and if two people are executed ... it will be a lesson for everyone else."[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "عزیز اکبریان". Islamic Consultative Assembly Website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ^ "زندگی‌نامه و سوابق". Aziz Akbarian Website. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ^ "جداول تازه‌ترین نتایج "مجلس" در استان‌ها". ISNA. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ "پوشش زنده/آمار قطعی شمارش آراء انتخابات مجلس دهم در سراسر کشور/ نتایج انتخابات در ۱۷۹ حوزه انتخابیه + جدول". Tasnim News Website. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ^ Iran MP says flogging and execution good means for market control