(1937-09-26) 26 September 1937 (age 86) Aligudarz, Lorestan Province, Imperial State of Iran
Political party
The Green Path of Hope (2009–present)
National Trust Party (2005–present)
Association of Combatant Clerics (1988–2005)
Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987)
Combatant Clergy Association (1978–1988)
Spouse
Fatemeh Karroubi (m. 1962)[1]
Children
4
Alma mater
University of Tehran
Website
Official website
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Mehdi Karroubi (Persian: مهدی کروبی, romanized: Mehdi Karrubi, born 26 September 1937) is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician leading the National Trust Party. Following 2009–2010 Iranian election protests, Karroubi was put under house arrest in February 2011 – reportedly ordered by the Supreme Leader of Iran – without officially being charged, although he is accused of being a "seditionist" and "traitor". As of 2021, he is still confined to his house.[2]
He was the speaker of the parliament from 1989 to 1992 and 2000 to 2004, and a presidential candidate in the 2005 and 2009 presidential elections.
He has been described as a "moderate" with a "mostly rural" base of support.[3] Karroubi considers himself a pragmatic reformist and now is one of the leaders of the Iranian Green Movement.[4]
He is a founding member and former secretary-general of the Association of Combatant Clerics party. Karroubi is a critic of the Guardian Council and Iran's Judicial System. By appointment of the Supreme Leader, he was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and an adviser, posts he held until resigning from all his posts on 15 June 2005 after the first round of the 2005 presidential election.
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^"Mousavi and Karoubi set stage for new showdown". Gulf Times. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
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