Robert Beglarian (Persian: روبرت بگلریان, Armenian: Ռոբերտ Բեգլարեան) is an Iranian former MP of Armenian descent, and the former representative of the Armenian community of southern Iran in the parliament, between years of 2004 and 2016 and also between 2020 and 2024.[1]
Biography
editHe was born in 1961 in Tehran.[2] In March 2015, along with fellow Armenian MP Karen Khanlaryan, Beglaryan was invited to present before the entire Assembly a motion condemning the Armenian genocide.[3]
As of 2015, he is one of the two Armenian representatives in the Iranian parliament.
Electoral history
edit2004 parliament election
editIn 2004, Beglarian was elected for the first time and became an MP. His colleague Gevorg Vartan was elected as the representative and MP for the Armenian community of Northern Iran.[4]
2008 parliament election
editBeglarian was elected in March 2008 to represent Iran's Christian Armenian minority in southern Iran. Beglarian won most of the received votes in the nationwide parliamentary election on March 14, the headquarters said in a statement.[5]
As Iran's Christian Armenian minority consists of two groups, including Armenians of Tehran and northern parts of Iran as well as those of the southern parts of the country, two elections take place for both regions,[6] as well as because Christian Armenians have two seats at Iran's 290-seat parliament. In contrast, other religious minorities (Zoroastrians, Jews, and Assyrians) have one representative at the county's legislative body.[7]
2012
editIn 2012, Beglarian was re-elected for a third term and was in office until 2016. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament from 2020 to 2024 .[8]
References
edit- ^ "ASIA/IRAN - Iranian MPs are preparing to commemorate the Armenian Genocide - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Beglarian Robert". en.parliran.ir.
- ^ "ASIA/IRAN - Iranian MPs are preparing to commemorate the Armenian Genocide - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Armenia's Elected to Iran's Parliament – Asbarez.com". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- '^ Beglarian elected as MP of Armenian minority of southern Iran
- '^ Beglarian elected as MP of Armenian minority of southern Iran
- '^ Beglarian elected as MP of Armenian minority of southern Iran
- ^ "Two Armenians elected MPs in Iran". PanARMENIAN.Net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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