Ali Motahhari (Persian: علی مطهری; born 26 January 1958)[2] is an Iranian conservative politician.

[3][4] He is also named as a sort of conservative reformist,[5][6][7] who represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2020.

Motahari is a brother-in-law of the current Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larijani,[12] and a harsh critic of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

[13] He criticized Ahmadinejad for his "self-centered" policies saying: "It is unprecedented and inappropriate that a president simply says I do not accept this law and will not execute it.

"[17][better source needed] According to a poll conducted in March 2016 by Information and Public Opinion Solutions LLC (iPOS) among Iranian citizens, Motahhari has 36% approval and 15% disapproval ratings and thus a +21% net popularity; while 40% of responders don't recognize the name.