Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ali Shakouri-Rad

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The result was keep. NW (Talk) 23:06, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ali Shakouri-Rad

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Delete No great explanation as to why he it notable, few English hits on Google as well. Beeshoney (talk) 09:52, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:POLITICIAN.Doesn't seem to be a Elected offical anymore. Floul1^{Talk To me} 10:12, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Notability is not temporary. the wub "?!" 10:51, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The article is a stub, but reformist politicians are notable, certainly Iranian ones. There are external references on the page. English Google hits should not be a criterion. -- Evertype·✆ 10:38, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Former member of a national legislature. the wub "?!" 10:51, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - former senior national politician. Thparkth (talk) 11:58, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per Thparkth. --John (talk) 13:21, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep/Speedy Keep, conspicuously invalid nomination rationale, WP:POINTY intent; as the wub points out, no explanation of notability is required for a member, past or present, of a national legislature. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 15:16, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Plenty of Google news hits in English, let alone Persian. Chris (talk) 17:57, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:04, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:04, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as g hits have good quality, I found these 2 news items from BBC , BBC link1 , BBC link2, Spada II ♪♫ (talk) 06:39, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Shakouri Rad is a notable reformist in Iran.Farhikht (talk) 14:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep, unjustified AfD. --Playmobilonhishorse (talk) 02:48, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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