Saeid Aboutaleb
Appearance
Saeid Aboutaleb | |
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Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr | |
Majority | 582,679 (29.55%)[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1969 (age 54–55)[1] Tehran, Iran[1] |
Other political affiliations | |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Saeid Aboutaleb (
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr.[1]
U.S. detainment in Iraq
While on mission with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting during 2003 invasion of Iraq, Aboutaleb along with the reporter Soheil Karimi, and their interpreter and driver were detained by American forces and held captive from 1 July to 4 November 2003.[3][4]
Views
Aboutaleb was a critic of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Political Factions Competing in Iran's Parliamentary Elections". The Jerusalem Post. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Nazila Fathi; Neil MacFarquhar (22 February 2004). "Conservatives Lead in Iran, And Turnout Is Disputed". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "International Community Still Silent on Detainment of Iran's Documentarians". Mehr News Agency. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2017 – via Tehran Times.