Jaber Ebdali

Jaber Ebdali
Born	c. 1975 (age 49–50)[3] Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province[3]
Other names	"Mr. Special"[3]
Criminal status	Convicted
Allegiance	Fatemi Circle[1]
Conviction(s)	Embezzlement and forgery[2]
Criminal penalty	15 years in prison[2] Return of 18.5 billion Rials[2] Fined 37.5 billion Rials[2]
Capture status	In prison[3]
Accomplice(s)	Mohammad Reza Rahimi[3]
Date apprehended	c. 2009; 16 years ago (2009)[3]

Jaber Ebdali (Persian: جابر ابدالی) is an Iranian businessman and white-collar criminal. His name became publicly known in April 2010, when MP Elyas Naderan wrote an open letter to Mohammad Reza Rahimi and named him as a member of "Fatemi Circle".^[4]

Iran insurance embezzlement

Main article: Iran Insurance embezzlement case

A key member of "Fatemi Circle", he was convicted of embezzlement and forgery in "Iran Insurance" and is now in prison.^[3]

170 Majlis candidates controversy

In 2015, in an open letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Reza Rahimi claimed that during Iranian legislative election, 2008, Ebdali has paid money to 170 candidates.^[5] Immediately, 30 MPs called for the list to be publicized; however, the request was withdrawn shortly afterwards.^[6] According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has forwarded the list of 170 MPs to Iranian Judiciary.^[7] The amount of money is reported to be about 12,000,000,000 Rials.^[8]

References

1. Bahmani, Arash (January 2011). "Shajooni Turns Out to be a Billionaire; Naderan a Fake War Veteran". Rooz Online. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
2. "احکام قطعی گروهی از متهمان پرونده بیمه ایران صادر شد" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
3. Haghighatnejad, Reza (28 January 2015). "داستان جابر ابدالی؛ کسی به ۱۷۰ کاندیدای اصولگرا پول داد". Iran Wire. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
4. "متن کامل نامه نادران به رحيمي". Alef. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
5. "معمای "ابدالی" و ۱۷۰ چک اهدایی در پرونده رحیمی". Hamshahri Newspaper. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
6. Bahmani, Arash (2 January 2015). "MPs seek names of bribe-takers in previous Parliament". Radio Zamaneh. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
7. "Parliament Speaker forwards list of 170 MPs to Judiciary Force". Islamic Republic News Agency. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
8. "جابر ابدالی؛ از آشنایی با رحیمی تا اخراج از دیوان محاسبات". Meydaan 72. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.