Ahmad Amirabadi

Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani (Persian: ‌‌احمد امیرآبادی فراهانی; born 1973) is an Iranian conservative politician and former military officer of Revolutionary Guards.

Ahmad Amirabadi
Member of the Iranian Parliament
In office 28 May 2012 – 26 May 2024 Serving with Alireza Zakani and Mojtaba Zonnour
Constituency	Qom
Majority	263,885 (47.52%)
Member of City Council of Qom
In office 29 April 2007 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born	Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani c. 1973 (age 51–52) Amirabad, Farahan, Iran
Alma mater	Supreme National Defense University[1]
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Basij Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1986–1990 (Basij) 1990–2006 (IRGC)
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War Operation Karbala-5

Amirabadi was born in Farahan near Tafresh in Markazi Province^[1] from Azerbaijani family.^[2][3] He was a member of the 9th, 10th and 11th Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Qom.^[4][5][6]

Affiliation

In 2006, he was listed by the Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude.^[7]

According to Donya-e-Eqtesad, Amirabadi Farahani is close to Front of Islamic Revolution Stability.^[8] He denied membership in the party in an interview with the Iranian Labour News Agency,^[9] although Iranian Diplomacy website calls him a "self-proclaimed member".^[10]

COVID-19 pandemic

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

On 24 February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, Amirabadi Farahani claimed that there had been at least 50 COVID-19 deaths in Qom, while the deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi claimed that there had only been 12 COVID-19 deaths in the whole of Iran and only 61 confirmed cases of COVID-19.^[11]