Abdolkarim Lahiji
Iranian politician
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| Intro | Iranian politician | |
| Places | Iran | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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Abdolkarim Lahiji (Persian: عبدالکریم لاهیجی) is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist.
He was elected as the president of the International Federation for Human Rights in 2013, having previously served as the vice-president from 1998 to 2013, and is the president of the League for the Defense of Human Rights in Iran since 1983. Lahiji is a former Confederation of Iranian Students activist and was the student representative in the National Front during 1960s.
Electoral history
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Assembly of Experts | 179,798 | 7.11 | 14th | Lost |
| 1980 | Parliament | 369,688 | 17.3 | 49th | Lost |