Mohammad Reza Rahimi

Mohammad Reza Rahimi (Persian: محمدرضا رحيمی, born on 11 January 1949) is an Iranian politician who was first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013.

Mohammad Reza Rahimi
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First Vice President of Iran
In office
13 September 2009 – 5 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byEsfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Succeeded byEshaq Jahangiri
Vice President of Iran
for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
25 May 2008[1] – 13 September 2009
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byMajid Jafarzadeh
Succeeded byMohammad Reza Mirtajodini (Parliamentary Affairs)
Fatemeh Bodaghi (Legal Affairs)
Head of Supreme Audit Court
In office
1 November 2004[2] – 20 July 2008[3]
Preceded byKazem Mirvalad
Succeeded byAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli
Governor of Kurdistan Province
In office
17 October 1993 – 14 September 1997
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded byHassan Zohree
Succeeded byAbdollah Ramezanzadeh
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 1984 – 17 October 1993
ConstituencyQorveh (2nd and 3rd Majlis)
Sanandaj (4th Majlis)
Majority107,666 (39.9%; 4th Majlis)[4]
Personal details
Born11 January 1949 (aged 77)
Serishabad, Iran
Spouse(s)Latifeh Erfani (−2015)[5]
ChildrenHoda
Hanieh
Alma materTehran University
ProfessionProsecutor
AwardsOrder of Khedmat.png Order of Service (1st class)[6]
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On 15 February 2015, Rahimi was convicted of corruption and was sent to jail at Evin Prison.[7]

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