Mehdi Kouchakzadeh (Persian: مهدی کوچکزاده) is an Iranian hydraulic engineer, academic and principlist politician, who is the current member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly since 2024. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament from 2004 to 2016.[2]
Mehdi Kouchakzadeh | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 491,972 (24.95%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1959 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Stability Front |
| Other political affiliations | Pleasant Scent of Servitude Alliance of Builders Society of Devotees[1] |
| Relatives | Hossein Mozaffar (co-fathers-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran UNESCO-IHE Tarbiat Modares University |
| Profession | Hydraulic engineer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Jihad of Construction |
| Years of service | 1985–1989 |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Parliamentary career
Controversy
In an 8th parliament session speech, Ali Motahari claimed that Koochakzadeh has Russian roots and his former surname was "Küçükov" (Russian: Кючуков). Koochakzadeh responded by the microphone at Motahari, who responded by shouting, "Shut up and sit down, moron!"[3]
He engaged in a shouting match with Javad Zarif in a June 2015 session, calling him a "traitor". The scene was recorded by cellphone cameras and went viral on social media.[4]
In an August 2014 interview, he said that the majority of Iranian journalists "write lies in return for money." In 2013, Koochakzadeh called Iranian photographers "pornographers" for taking pictures of parliament members while they were napping during sessions.[4]
Commenting on Marietje Schaake's 2015 visit to Iran, he referred to Schaake as "uncultured" and said her outfit "appropriate for a party and dancing."[4]
Electoral history
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Parliament | 491,972 | 24.95 | 26th | Won[5] |
| 2008 | Parliament Round 1 |  419,641 | 12.97 | 23rd | Went to Round 2[6] |
| Parliament Round 2 | 308,930 |  46.03 | 3rd | Won[7] | |
| 2012 | Parliament Round 1 | 376,630 | 16.12 | 19th | Went to Round 2[8] |
| Parliament Round 2 | 291,600 | 25.88 | 15th | Won[9] | |
| 2016 | Parliament | 46,521 | 1.43 | 64th | Lost[10] |
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