Mehdi Kouchakzadeh (; born 20 February 1959), also spelled as Koochakzadeh, is an Iranian hydraulic engineer, academic and principlist politician, who is a current member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly since 2024. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament from 2004 to 2016.
Parliamentary career Controversy In an 8th parliament session speech, Ali Motahari claimed that Koochakzadeh has Russian roots and his former surname was "Küçükov" (). Koochakzadeh responded by the microphone at Motahari, who responded by shouting, "Shut up and sit down, moron!".
He engaged in a shouting match with Mohammad Javad Zarif in a June 2015 session, calling him a "traitor". The scene was recorded by cellphone cameras and went viral on social media.
In an August 2014 interview, he said that the majority of Iranian journalists "write lies in return for money". In 2013, Kouchakzadeh called Iranian photographers "pornographers" for taking pictures of parliament members while they were napping during sessions.
Commenting on Marietje Schaake's 2015 visit to Iran, he referred to Schaake as "uncultured" and said her outfit "appropriate for a party and dancing."
Electoral history Year Election Votes % Rank Notes2004Parliament491,97224.9526thWon2008Parliament Round 1 419,641 12.97 23rdWent to Round 2Parliament Round 2 308,930 46.033rdWon2012Parliament Round 1 376,630 16.1219thWent to Round 2Parliament Round 2 291,600 25.8815thWon2016Parliament 46,521 1.4364thLost
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