Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria (Persian: محمدناصر سقای بی‌ریا) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric, conservative politician and head of psychology department at Imam Khomeini Educational Research Institute.[1] He is a senior member of Front of Islamic Revolution Stability.[2] In the early 2000s, Saghaye-Biria was Imam of The Islamic Education Center of Houston, Texas.[3]

Nasser Sagha-ye Biria
Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria during a press conference, 2013.
Born1958 (age 65–66)
NationalityIranian
Alma materMcGill University
University of Houston
OrganizationImam Khomeini Educational Research Institute
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability

He is a protégé of Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi[4] and served as an advisor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on clerical and religious affairs.[5]

Electoral history

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Year Election Votes % Rank Notes Ref
2012 Parliament Tehran R1◦ 266,555 12.57 35th Went to Run-off KhabarOnline
Parliament Tehran R2◦   221,941   19.70 36th Lost MashreghNews
2016 Assembly of Experts Qom Disqualified RoozOnline
Parliament Tehran Withdrew FarsNews

Bibliography

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  • Saghaye-Biria, M. N. (1997). Feyz Kashani On Self- Accounting And Self-Supervision (Thesis). McGill University.
  • Saghaye-Biria, M. N. (2004). Morality in the Context of Belief: An Islamic Perspective (Thesis). University of Houston.

References

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  1. ^ "Interview with Dr. Naser Saghaye Biria", Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, 29 June 2010, retrieved 1 August 2017
  2. ^ "Iran: A Political Threat to Rouhani? Introducing the Endurance Front". EA WorldView. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ "High-Tech Shia Pet", Houston Press, 20 February 2003, retrieved 7 April 2017
  4. ^ Nader Uskowi (22 July 2010), "Selected Headlines: Ahmadinejad's Advisor on Religious Affairs Resigns", Tehran Bureau, PBS, retrieved 11 December 2016
  5. ^ Ali Alfoneh, Ahmad Majidyar and Michael Rubin (24 May 2011), "Iran News Round Up", Critical Threats Project Iran, retrieved 7 April 2017
Party political offices
Preceded by Spokesperson of the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Majid Mottaghifar