Kazem Jalali (Persian: کاظم جلالی; born 25 July 1967)[4] is an Iranian conservative politician and former member of the Majlis from Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr district. In June 2009, he was the spokesman for the foreign relations committee of the Majlis.[5][6]

Kazem Jalali
Ambassador of Iran to Russia
Assumed office
10 November 2019
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded byMehdi Sanaei
Vice President of Inter-Parliamentary Union[1]
In office
1 April 2017 – 10 November 2019
Serving with Ethuro, Aal, Kosachev, Ferrer Gómez and Liddell-Grainger
PresidentSaber Hossain Chowdhury
President of the Majlis Research Center
In office
2 June 2012 – 10 November 2019
Preceded byAhmad Tavakoli
Succeeded byAlireza Zakani
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016 – 10 November 2019[2]
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,292,686 (39.81%)[3]
In office
26 May 2000 – 28 May 2016
Preceded byAli-Asghar Ahmadi
ConstituencyShahroud
Personal details
Born (1967-07-25) 25 July 1967 (age 57)[3]
Shahrood, Iran[3]
Political partyModeration and Development Party (1999–2007)
Other political
affiliations
Parliamentary groups
Alma materImam Sadiq University
WebsiteKazem Jalali official website

Kazem Jalali holds a PhD of political science from Imam Sadiq University, Tehran. Jalali was a senior member of Moderation and Development Party, but he resigned in 2007.[7] He is president of Followers of Wilayat fraction and is close to Ali Larijani.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Iranian MP appointed as IPU Vice President", IRNA, 9 April 2017, 82487399, retrieved 28 October 2014
  2. ^ "استعفای کاظم جلالی از سمت نمایندگی مجلس پذیرفته شد". ایرنا. November 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Kazem Jalali". www.parliran.ir. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  5. ^ "Q&A;: U.S.-Iran Détente Unsettles Persian Gulf States. Omid Memarian interviews DR. KAZEM JALALI, Iranian MP". ipsnews.net. June 13, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-13. Interview with Jalali
  6. ^ Moussawi, Ibrahim (2012-01-16). Shi'ism and the Democratisation Process in Iran: With a focus on Wilayat al-Faqih. SAQI. pp. 158–. ISBN 9780863568312. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ^ "الف - متن استعفای 4 عضو شورای مرکزی حزب اعتدال و توسعه" (in Persian). Alef. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ^ "فراکسیون‌های مجلس نهم؛ تقابل رهروان ولایت و جبهه پایداری". Deutsche Welle (in Persian). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Iran to Russia
2019–
Incumbent
Assembly seats
New title Head of Followers of Wilayat parliamentary group
2012–2016
Vacant
Head of Wilayi Independents parliamentary group
2016–2019
Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by President of the Majlis Research Center
2012–2019
Succeeded by
Mohammad Ghasemi
as acting President