Bagher Larijani is a physician,Doctur, and former Deputy Minister of Health in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. He is one of five politically influential brothers

Larijani

Larijani may refer to any of five brothers all in Iranian politics, four of whom are listed below:* Ali Larijani, is a dr and is the current Speaker of the Majlis of Iran* Mohammad Javad Larijani, a mathematician and former deputy Foreign Minister...

, sons of Grand Ayatullah Mirza Hashem Amoli

Hashem Amoli

Grand Ayatollah Haj Mirza Hashem Amoli was a Shia cleric.Amoli was born in 1899 in a village near Larijan. He studied Islamic sciences in Amol , Tehran , and Qom. After achieving Ijtihad, Amoli moved to Najaf and stayed there for about thirty years...

, who have been called the "Kennedys of Iran." The family's politics are considered Pragmatic conservative

Pragmatic conservatives

The Broad Principalists Coalition , also known as Pragmatic Conservatives, is an alliance of conservative politicians in Iran. The alliance was formed in the lead up to the Iranian legislative election of 2008 and consists of religiously conservative politicians opposed to President...

 - strongly critical of Iran's reform movement, but also at odds with hard-line president Ahmadinejad.

He is currently the chancellor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

- General and History :Tehran University of Medical Sciences is the largest and "most distinguished", and most highly ranked medical school of Iran. In September 2008, the health minister of Iran - General and History :Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) is the largest and "most...

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