Reza Moridi
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Reza Moridi | |
MPP for Richmond Hill
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Assumed office October 30, 2007 |
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Preceded by | new district |
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Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
Occupation | physicist |
Reza Moridi (born in Orumieh, West Azerbaijan, Iran) is a Canadian politician, and the first Iranian-Canadian elected to a provincial or federal legislature.[1] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Richmond Hill. He is a member of the Liberal Party.
Moridi, a physicist, was educated at Brunel University in the United Kingdom. He is of Iranian Azeri origin.
[edit] References
- ^ Demara, Bruce (2007-10-11). Richmond Hill: Liberal is first Iranian-Canadian MPP. Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
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