Shapour Marhaba

Shapour Marhaba (born 1957) is an Iranian politician. Marhaba was elected from the Astara electoral district to the 4th, 5th (By-election) and 7th Iranian legislative elections.

Biography
Shapour Marhaba's brother Yosuf Marhaba was assassinated by the Mujahedin on 22 August 1981 while he was prosecutor of Astara. After this Shapour was also targeted in an assassination plot on 29 August 1981 when he was a key member of Astara's IRGC, but he survived. Marhaba was then elected three times to represent the city.

Marhaba was:
 * President of the Iran–Georgia Friendship Group,
 * President of the Iran–Bulgaria Friendship Group,
 * Vice President of the Iran–Azerbaijan Friendship Group, and
 * Vice President of the Iran–Romania Friendship Group in the Iranian Parliament.

Shapour Marhaba was banned by the Council of Guardians from taking part in the 2012 and 2016 Iranian legislative elections.

Books

 * 1) Report to the honorable people of Astara
 * 2) Plan of Astara Free Trade – Industrial Zone
 * 3) Astara port: Survey of social, cultural and economic situation
 * 4) 3rd workbook of Shapour Marhaba: Report of three years activity at the 7th Iranian parliament
 * 5) Interior Policy and Foreign Policy of Azerbaijan Republic during the presidency of Heydar Aliyev