Mohammad Reza Rahimi | |
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محمدرضا رحيمی | |
5th First Vice President of Iran | |
In office 13 September 2009 – 5 August 2013 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
Succeeded by | Eshaq Jahangiri |
Vice President of Iran for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 25 May 2008[1] – 13 September 2009 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Majid Jafarzadeh |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini (Parliamentary Affairs) Fatemeh Bodaghi (Legal Affairs) |
Head of Supreme Audit Court | |
In office 1 November 2004[2] – 20 July 2008[3] | |
Preceded by | Kazem Mirvalad |
Succeeded by | Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli |
Governor of Kurdistan Province | |
In office 17 October 1993 – 14 September 1997 | |
President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Preceded by | Hassan Zohree |
Succeeded by | Abdollah Ramezanzadeh |
Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 1984 – 17 October 1993 | |
Constituency | Qorveh (2nd and 3rd Majlis) Sanandaj (4th Majlis) |
Majority | 107,666 (39.9%; 4th Majlis)[4] |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Serishabad, Iran | 11 January 1949 [
Spouse | Latifeh Erfani (−2015)[5] |
Children | Hoda Hanieh |
Alma mater | Tehran University |
Profession | Prosecutor |
Awards | Order of Service (1st class)[6] |
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Mohammad Reza Rahimi (Persian: محمدرضا رحيمی, born on 11 January[citation needed] 1949) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdistan province and vice president for parliamentary affairs.
On 15 February 2015, Rahimi was convicted of corruption and is currently jailed in Evin Prison. He was allegedly head of the "Fatemi Circle".