Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ali Shakouri-Rad


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

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)
 * Delete per WP:POLITICIAN.Doesn't seem to be a Elected offical anymore. Floul1Talk To me 10:12, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Notability is not temporary. the wub "?!"  10:51, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * 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)
 * Keep. Former member of a national legislature. the wub "?!"  10:51, 19 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - former senior national politician. Thparkth (talk) 11:58, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - per Thparkth. --John (talk) 13:21, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * 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)
 * Keep. Plenty of Google news hits in English, let alone Persian. Chris (talk) 17:57, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:04, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:04, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 *  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)
 * Keep - Shakouri Rad is a notable reformist in Iran.Farhikht (talk) 14:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep, unjustified AfD. --Playmobilonhishorse (talk) 02:48, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
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