Nasser Sagha-ye Biria
Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Nasser Saghaye-Biria during a press conference, 2013.
Born1958 (age 6566)
NationalityIranian
Alma materMcGill University
University of Houston
OrganizationImam Khomeini Educational Research Institute
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability

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]

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

YearElectionVotes %RankNotesRef
2012Parliament Tehran R1◦266,55512.5735th Went to Run-offKhabarOnline
Parliament Tehran R2◦Decrease 221,941Increase 19.7036th LostMashreghNews
2016Assembly of Experts Qom DisqualifiedRoozOnline
Parliament Tehran WithdrewFarsNews

Bibliography

  • 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

  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


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