Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani (Persian: محمدرضا راهچمنی; 1 December 1952 – 9 March 2020) was an Iranian physician[1] and reformist politician. From 1984 to 2000, he represented Sabzevar in the Iranian Parliament.[1] During the early 2000s, he headed Iran's State Welfare Organization.[2]
Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani | |
|---|---|
 Rahchamani in 2018 | |
| Head of National Welfare Organization | |
| In office 20 September 2001 – 5 September 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Gholamreza Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Abolhassan Faghih |
| Member of the Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 1984 – 28 May 2000 | |
| Constituency | Sabzevar |
| Majority | 94,867 (64.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1952 Sabzevar, Razavi Khorasan province, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 9 March 2020 (aged 67) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society Islamic Iran Solidarity Party |
| Children | Mohsen Rahchamani |
| Alma mater | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad |
Early life and education
editRahchamani was born in 1952 in Sabzevar and studied medicine.[1] There is no record of imprisonment for him before the Iranian revolution, and he is not an Iran–Iraq War veteran.[1]
Career
editA founding member of the Islamic Iran Solidarity Party,[1] from 1998 to 2002 he was the party's secretary-general and in 2006 became chairman of the central council.[3] He was also a founding member of the Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society.[4]
In 2020, as the secretary-general of the National Unity and Cooperation Party, he defied the decision of mainstream reformists for not taking part in the 2020 Iranian legislative election, by announcing a coalition of twelve reformist parties.[5]
Death
editRahchamani died at the age of 67 due to complications from COVID-19 on 9 March 2020.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 682. ISBN 9780815654322.
- ^ Dareini, Ali Akbar (11 July 2003), "Twins Return in Separate Coffins to Iran", Associated Press News, retrieved 14 February 2020
- ^ "Rah-Chamani elected Solidarity Party Central Council chairman", Tehran Times, 8 October 2006, retrieved 14 February 2020
- ^ "List of Legally Registerred Parties in Iran". Pars Times. 30 July 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "With Most Reformists Barred, Iran's Parliamentary Elections Offer Little Choice", RFE/RL, 8 February 2020, retrieved 14 February 2020
- ^ "Former Iranian MP dies of coronavirus". Tehran Times. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.