Mohammad-Reza Bahonar (, born 2 February 1952) is an Iranian principlist politician who was member of the Parliament of Iran for 28 years. He is also secretary general of Islamic Society of Engineers and the Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
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. He has also served three terms on the Expediency Council. On 25 December 2015, he announced he will retiring from his seat in Iranian Parliament after he declined to run in the 2016 election.
In December 2006, in a speech at Shiraz University, Bahonar criticised faction of students of Amirkabir University who protested against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad earlier that month. His lecture generated anger among the students.
Electoral history
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! Year !! Election !!Votes !! % !! Rank !! Notes
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|1984||Parliament||21,990||53.8||1st
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won
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|rowspan="2"|1988||Parliament <small>Round 1</small>||colspan=3|No Data Available
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"|Went to Round 2
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|Parliament <small>Round 2</small>||314,935||35.9||
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won
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|rowspan="2"|1992||Parliament <small>Round 1</small>||colspan=3|No Data Available
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"|Went to Round 2
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|Parliament <small>Round 2</small>|| 506,998|| 49.4||
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won
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|rowspan="2"|1996||Parliament <small>Round 1</small>||colspan=3|No Data Available
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"|Went to Round 2
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|Parliament <small>Round 2</small>|| 569,639|| 38.8||
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won
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|2000||Parliament|| 451,343|| 15.39||41st
| style="background-color:#C66"|Lost
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|2004||Parliament||109,038||52.32||1st
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won
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|2008||Parliament|| 549,280|| 31.55||6th
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won
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|rowspan="2"|2012||Parliament <small>Round 1</small>|| 336,391|| 15.86||20th
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"|Went to Round 2
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|Parliament <small>Round 2</small>|| 368,096 || 32.67||7th
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won
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