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Shapour Marhaba | |
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Member of Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
In office 27 May 1992 – 26 May 1996 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Farzpour Machiani |
Constituency | Astara |
Majority | 12,272 votes (44.4%) [1] |
In office 23 February 1997 [2] – 26 May 2000 | |
Succeeded by | Hassan Zahmatkesh |
Constituency | Astara |
Majority | 15,124 votes (59.9%) [1] |
In office 27 May 2004 – 26 May 2008 | |
Preceded by | Hassan Zahmatkesh |
Succeeded by | Farhad Dalghpoush |
Constituency | Astara |
Majority | 22,984 votes (51.77%) [1] |
Member of board of directors of Targeting Subsidies Organization | |
In office 22 October 2014 – 7 June 2015 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Vice President | Mohammad Bagher Nobakht |
Member of board of directors & Treasurer Islamic Consultative Assembly Former Members Association | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Virmuni, Astara, Iran |
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Political party | Principlist |
Profession | Politician |
Website | Official Website |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1979–1984 |
Unit | IRGC branch of Astara |
Battles/wars |
Iran–Iraq War Urban warfare with Mujahedin |
Shapour Marhaba ( Persian: شاپور مرحبا; born 1957) is an Iranian politician. Marhaba was elected from the Astara electoral district to the 4th, 5th (By-election) [2] and 7th Iranian legislative elections. [1]
Shapour Marhaba's brother Yosuf Marhaba was assassinated by the Mujahedin on 22 August 1981 while he was prosecutor of Astara. After this Shapour was also targeted in an assassination plot on 29 August 1981 when he was a key member of Astara's IRGC, but he survived. [3] Marhaba was then elected three times to represent the city.
Marhaba was:
Shapour Marhaba was banned by the Council of Guardians from taking part in the 2012 and 2016 Iranian legislative elections.
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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1984 | 2nd term of Parliament | ? | ? | ? | Went to Run-off |
2nd term of Parliament Run-off | ? | ? | 2nd | Lost | |
1992 | 4th term of Parliament | ![]() |
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1st | Won |
1996-97 | 5th term of Parliament | Annulment of Election | |||
5th term of Parliament By-election | ![]() |
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1st | Won | |
2000 | 6th term of Parliament | ? | ![]() |
2nd | Lost |
2004 | 7th term of Parliament | ![]() |
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1st | Won |
2008 | 8th term of Parliament | ![]() |
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2nd | Lost |
2012 | 9th term of Parliament | – | Disquilified | ||
2016 | 10th term of Parliament |