Mostafa Kavakebian

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Mostafa Kavakebian
مصطفی کواکبیان
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Kavakebian in 2021
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,260,174 (38.81%)
In office
28 May 2008 – 27 May 2012
Preceded byHadi Doust-Mohammadi
Succeeded byAlireza Khosravi
ConstituencySemnan and Mehdishahr
Majority20,789 (32.99%)
Personal details
Born (1963-03-18) 18 March 1963 (age 63)
Semnan, Iran
PartyDemocracy Party
Other political
affiliations
Alma materImam Sadegh University
Websitekavakebian.com

Mostafa Kavakebian (Persian: مصطفی کواکبیان; born 18 March 1963) is an Iranian reformist politician who was the representative of Tehran in the Parliament of Iran, from 2016 to 2020. He has formerly represented Semnan and Mehdishahr in the parliament from 2008 until 2012. He registered for president of Iran in the 2024 presidential election[2] but was rejected by the Guardian Council.

Early life

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Kavakebian was born in Semnan on 18 March 1963.

Career

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Kavakebian is a leader of the Democracy Party, a reformist party that he founded in 2000.[3] He was the leader of the Popular Reformist Coalition that ran in 2004 and 2008 legislative election. He was a member of the reformist faction in the Parliament.[4] He founded Popular Coalition of Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Before he founded his party, he was the deputy leader of the Unity Party. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Mardomsalari newspaper.[3] He was seeking to keep his seat in the 2012 election as leader of the Democratic Coalition of Reformists, but was not elected.[5]

On 25 January 2013, Kavakebian's party nominated him as a candidate for the presidential elections, which took place in June 2013.[3]

On 25 April 2013, he held a press conference in Qom, and expressed his comments about the coming presidential election.[6] He was registered for the election, but his bid was rejected by the Guardian Council.[7] He later supported Mohammad-Reza Aref in the election.

Following a successful campaign for parliament to represent a district in Tehran, he took office on 28 May 2016.

In May 2024, Kavakebian submitted his application for his presidential candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.[8]

In early July 2025, Kavakebian gave a television interview, where he criticized the 2025 Afghan deportation from Iran under the pretext of security reasons, stating that people who were downplaying the threat of espionage were distracting the public by shifting the focus to Afghan migrants:[9] "Talking only about Afghan migrants takes attention away from the real security breaches".[9][10] According to him, the real threat was the alleged espionage activities of French journalist Catherine Perez-Shakdam. On July 20, it was reported that legal proceedings were initiated against him for his claims.[11][12]

On 15, September 2025, it was reported that A press-court jury found him guilty of publishing lies, spreading false news, and promoting immorality. They said he cannot get a lighter sentence. Criminal Court Branch 1 will decide his punishment.[13][14] On 6, October, 2025, in a separate case linked to his IRIB News Channel appearance, the jury again found him guilty of similar charges. In court he apologized and said he made a mistake. The jury again refused leniency and he is waiting for his sentencing.[15][16]

Electoral history

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Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2005 President – Disqualified
2008 Parliament[a] 20,789 32.99 1st Won[17]
2012 Parliament[a] Increase 26,377 Decrease 31.09 2nd Lost[18]
2013 President – Disqualified
2016 Parliament[b] 1,260,174 38.81 9th Won[19]
2017 President – Disqualified
2021 President – Disqualified
2024 President – Disqualified
  1. ^ a b Semnan and Mehdishahr
  2. ^ Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr

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