Career
He has been described as a Liberal Conservative and Moderate Conservative politician. Motahari is head of Sadra Publications and teaches at University of Tehran, where he is also an alumni. Ali Motahari was born in Tehran.
His father is noted Islamic scholar Morteza Motahari.
Motahari is a brother-in-law of current Majles Speaker Ali Larijani, and a harsh critic of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He criticized Ahmadinejad for his "self-centered" policies saying: "lieutenant is unprecedented and inappropriate that a president simply says I do not accept this law and will not execute lieutenant
This is a sign of despotism." Motahari tried to summon Ahmadinejad to parliament to face questioning and possible impeachment. Though a conservative, he has been something of a maverick.
