Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri

Ali-Akbar Nateq-Nouri
Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
In office
3 May 1992 – 3 May 2000
Preceded by Mehdi Karroubi
Succeeded by Mehdi Karroubi
Minister of the Interior
In office
15 August 1981 – 19 August 1985
President Ali Khamenei
Prime Minister Mahdavi Kani
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded by Mahdavi Kani
Succeeded by Ali Akbar Mohtashami-Pur
Personal details
Born 6 October 1944 (1944-10-06) (age 67)
Noor, Mazandaran, Iran
Alma mater Tehran University (B.A. in Theology and Law)
Religion Twelver Shi'a Islam

Hodjatoleslam Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri (Persian: علی‌اکبر ناطق‌نوری), sometimes spelled Nategh-Nouri (born 1944, Noor, Mazandaran province) is an Iranian politician who was the Chairman of the Parliament from 1992 to 2000. Before that, he was the interior minister of the Islamic Republic. He currently serves as an advisor to Iran's supreme leader and is a critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

He was a candidate in the Iranian presidential election in 1997.[1][2]

Nateq-Nouri was at the center of an international dispute in 2009 after he referred to Bahrain as Iran's 14th province. Bahrain paused negotiations with Iran regarding gas imports in response, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned the remarks.[3] The Iranian foreign minister immediately commented on the controversy and stated that Mr Nateq-Nouri's remark about the history of Bahrain had been misinterpreted by the media and that Iran respected Bahrain's sovereignty.[3][4] Nateq-Nouri himself told Aljazeerah that his remarks about the history of the region had been misunderstood and that his comment was not relevant to today's Iran-Bahrain relationship, IRNA reported.[5] Bahrain was a part of Iran until it was recognized by Iran and the United Kingdom as a separate state after a referendum conducted by the United Nations in 1971.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Iran Elections: An Overview". CNN. 1997. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/iran.elex/background.html?eref=sitesearch. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 
  2. ^ Clip Transcript
  3. ^ a b Ali Khan, Ghazanfar (2009-23-2). "GCC warns Iran against making hostile remarks". Arab News. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=119519&d=23&m=2&y=2009. Retrieved 2009-23-2. 
  4. ^ a b "Iran-Bahrain relations" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 2009-04-05. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2009/02/090216_mg_iranandbahrain.shtml. Retrieved 2009-23-2. 
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Political offices
Preceded by
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani		 Minister of Interior of Iran
1981-1985		 Succeeded by
Ali Akbar Mohtashami-Pur
Preceded by
Mehdi Karroubi		 Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
1992-2000		 Succeeded by
Mehdi Karroubi
Chairmen of the Parliament of Iran since 1906
Qajar dynasty
(1906-1925)
Hedayat · Mahmoud Khan · Ismaiel Khan · Mostashar-dowle · Ismaiel Khan · Foroughi · Pirnia
Imperial State of Iran
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Islamic Republic of Iran
(1979-present)