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Mostafa Kavakebian

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Mostafa Kavakebian
مصطفی کواکبیان
Kavakebian in 2021
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,260,174 (38.81%)
In office
28 May 2008 – 27 May 2012
Preceded byHadi Doust-Mohammadi
Succeeded byAlireza Khosravi
ConstituencySemnan and Mehdishahr
Majority20,789 (32.99%)
Personal details
Born (1963-03-18) 18 March 1963 (age 62)
Semnan, Iran
Political partyDemocracy Party
Other political
affiliations
Alma materImam Sadegh University
Websitekavakebian.com

Mostafa Kavakebian (Persian: مصطفی کواکبیان; born 18 March 1963) is an Iranian reformist politician who was the representative of Tehran in the Parliament of Iran, from 2016 to 2020. He has formerly represented Semnan and Mehdishahr in the parliament from 2008 until 2012. He registered for president of Iran in the 2024 presidential election[2] but was rejected by the Guardian Council.

Early life

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Kavakebian was born in Semnan on 18 March 1963.

Career

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Kavakebian is a leader of Democracy Party a reformist party that he founded in 2000.[3] He was the leader of the 'Popular Reformist Coalition' that was running on 2004 and 2008 legislative election. He was a member of the reformist faction in the Parliament.[4] He founded Popular Coalition of Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Before he founded his party, he was the deputy leader of the 'Unity Party'. He is also the editor-in-chief of Mardomsalari newspaper.[3] He was seeking to keep his seat in the 2012 election as leader of the Democratic Coalition of Reformists, but was not elected.[5]

On 25 January 2013, his party nominated Kavakebian as a candidate for the presidential elections, which took place in June 2013.[3]

On 25 April 2013, he held a press conference in Qom, and expressed his comments about the coming presidential election.[6] He was registered for the election, but his bid was rejected by Guardian Council.[7] He later supported Mohammad-Reza Aref in the election.

Following a successful campaign for parliament to represent a district in Tehran, he assumed office on 28 May 2016.

In May 2024, Kavakebian submitted his application for his presidential candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.[8]

In early July 2025 he gave a television interview where he criticized the 2025 Afghan deportation from Iran, under claims of security reasons, stating that people who were downplaying the threat of espionage, saying they were distracting the public by shifting the focus to Afghan migrants.[9] “Talking only about Afghan migrants takes attention away from the real security breaches,”.[9][10] According to him the real threat were the espionage actions of Shakdam. On July 20 it was reported that legal proceedings were legal proceedings against him for his claims.[11][12]

Electoral history

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Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2005 President – Disqualified
2008 Parliament[a] 20,789 32.99 1st Won[13]
2012 Parliament[a] Increase 26,377 Decrease 31.09 2nd Lost[14]
2013 President – Disqualified
2016 Parliament[b] 1,260,174 38.81 9th Won[15]
2017 President – Disqualified
2021 President – Disqualified
2024 President – Disqualified
  1. ^ a b Semnan and Mehdishahr
  2. ^ Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr

References

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  1. ^ "نگاهی به سوابق اجرایی نامزد های ریاست جمهوری/ از فرماندهی سپاه تا سابقه کمتر از یکسال نمایندگی", Entekhab (in Persian), 4 April 2013, retrieved 3 November 2016
  2. ^ "Iranian Presidential Race Heats Up with Key Figures Declaring Candidacy, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Re-elected as Speaker of Parliament, Saudi Crown Prince to Visit Iran, Amnesty International Reports Surge in Executions, and More – NIAC". Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Iran reformist party nominates candidate for presidential poll" (PDF). Montreal Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ Tajik, Mahdi (4 July 2008). "Reformers need unity to be effective in parliament". Iran Times International. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Right can't get its act together for elections". Iran Times International. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Mostafa Kavakebian Talks about Iran's 2013 Presidential Election". Tehran Chronicle. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  7. ^ Bahmani, Arash (22 May 2013). "The Arbiter of State Expediency is Disqualified". Rooz. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Iran opens registration for presidential race to replace late Raisi". Al Jazeera. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b News, Watan (11 July 2025). "Former Iranian MP Alleges Deep Western Espionage Behind Journalist Catherine Shakdam's Infiltration". Watan. Retrieved 16 July 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Ranjith, Lakshmi. "Who Is Catherine Perez-Shakdam? Mossad Mole That Undermined Iran From Within To Trigger June 13 Israel Strike- A Story Of Faith & Espionage News24 -". News24. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Iran Charges Former MP Who Claimed 120 Officials Had Sex With French Journalist". iranwire.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  12. ^ "The Judiciary Pursued Legal Action Against Mostafa Kavakebian - Iran - IranGate". 11 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  13. ^ "نماينده مردم سمنان در هشتمين دوره مجلس شوراي اسلامي‌ مشخص شد", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 15 March 2008, retrieved 10 February 2016
  14. ^ "نگاهی به روند برگزاری انتخابات مجلس نهم در استان سمنان", Mehr News Agency (in Persian), 6 March 2012, retrieved 10 February 2016
  15. ^ "ریز آمار نتایج 1021 کاندیدای نمایندگی مجلس در تهران + فیلم مرور روز انتخابات", Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian), 27 February 2016, retrieved 27 February 2016
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