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Saeid Aboutaleb

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Saeid Aboutaleb
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority582,679 (29.55%)[1]
Personal details
Bornc.1969 (age 54–55)[1]
Tehran,Iran[1]
Other political
affiliations
OccupationFilmmaker

Saeid Aboutaleb(Persian:سعید ابوطالب) is an Iraniandocumentaryfilmmaker andconservativepolitician who served a member of theParliament of Iranfrom 2004 to 2008 representingTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr.[1]

U.S. detainment in Iraq

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While on mission with theIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcastingduring2003 invasion of Iraq,Aboutaleb along with the reporter Soheil Karimi, and their interpreter and driver were detained by American forces and held captive from 1 July to 4 November 2003.[3][4]

Views

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Aboutaleb was a critic ofMahmoud Ahmadinejad.[2]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Parliament members"(in Persian). Iranian Majlis.Retrieved28 October2014.
  2. ^ab"Political Factions Competing in Iran's Parliamentary Elections".The Jerusalem Post.14 March 2008.Retrieved1 March2017.
  3. ^Nazila Fathi; Neil MacFarquhar (22 February 2004)."Conservatives Lead in Iran, And Turnout Is Disputed".The New York Times.Retrieved1 March2017.
  4. ^"International Community Still Silent on Detainment of Iran's Documentarians".Mehr News Agency.9 October 2003.Retrieved1 March2017– via Tehran Times.