Reza Moridi
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Reza Moridi (born in Urumiah, Iran
) is a Canadian
politician, and the first Iranian-Canadian
elected to a provincial or federal legislature in Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
in the 2007 provincial election
, representing the riding
of Richmond Hill
. He is a member of the Liberal Party
.
Reza Moridi is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation.
An award-winning scientist, engineer, educator, business leader and community activist who has lived in Richmond Hill since 1991, Reza Moridi was first elected to the Ontario Legislative Assembly in 2007.
Upon his election, Reza was appointed by Premier Dalton McGuinty
as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. He was also appointed to the Cabinet Committee on Economy, Environment and Resources Policy.
Currently, Reza is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation. Prior to his election, Reza was the Vice-President and Chief Scientist of the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada. His 17 year career at this Institute provided him with a through understanding of the nuclear industry of Canada as well as the application of radiation and nuclear materials in a large variety of industry and health care sectors.
Reza was a senior business executive in the electrical industry. In this capacity, he travelled internationally and met with senior executives of leading corporations in Europe and Japan. Reza has also worked as a professor and administrator in academia for a number of years. He was appointed to the Dean of the School of Sciences, Chair of the Physics Department and University Chief Librarian at Alzahra University
, Tehran. He also served on the University Senate.
Over the years, Reza has contributed significantly to the understanding of nuclear materials, radiation and radiation safety by the public, students, educators and workers in Canada. In recognition of his contributions, the Canadian Nuclear Society presented Reza with the Education and Communication Award in 2001.
In recognition of Reza’s outstanding contributions to the profession of Health Physics (radiation protection), the US Health Physics Society presented Reza with the Fellow Award in 2002.
For his original contribution to physics and engineering, Reza was elected as Fellow of the UK Institute of Physics (1986) and Fellow of the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology (1992).
Reza is a Chartered Physicist and Chartered Engineer. He is an Editor of Health Physics, The Radiation Safety Journal, published by the US Health Physics Society and was a guest speaker at the Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Reza has authored or co-authored over 150 research papers, technical reports and documents, conference abstracts, training manuals and articles. He has made presentations at over forty scientific conferences held in North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Educated in the UK, Reza obtained a PhD from Brunel University
. He has completed CANDU Reactor, Industrial Management and Reactor Health Physics certificate courses.
Education, energy, innovation, environment, health and prosperity are key issues of interest to Reza. Below one could find few examples from some of the contributions of Reza during his 2007-2011 period of service.
Day in Ontario. This was passed unanimously by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, recognizing the first day of Spring as Nowruz
.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, and the first Iranian-Canadian
Iranian-Canadian
Iranian Canadians or Persian Canadians are Canadians of Iranian/Persian national background or descent. Their numbers are estimated as 121,510 from the 2006 Canadian census and the main communities can be found in Southern Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec; the vast majority, however, live in...
elected to a provincial or federal legislature in Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
in the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
, representing the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill (provincial electoral district)
Richmond Hill is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election.It was created in 2003 from parts of Oak Ridges riding.-Geography:...
. He is a member of the Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Reza Moridi is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation.
An award-winning scientist, engineer, educator, business leader and community activist who has lived in Richmond Hill since 1991, Reza Moridi was first elected to the Ontario Legislative Assembly in 2007.
Upon his election, Reza was appointed by Premier Dalton McGuinty
Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. He was also appointed to the Cabinet Committee on Economy, Environment and Resources Policy.
Currently, Reza is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation. Prior to his election, Reza was the Vice-President and Chief Scientist of the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada. His 17 year career at this Institute provided him with a through understanding of the nuclear industry of Canada as well as the application of radiation and nuclear materials in a large variety of industry and health care sectors.
Reza was a senior business executive in the electrical industry. In this capacity, he travelled internationally and met with senior executives of leading corporations in Europe and Japan. Reza has also worked as a professor and administrator in academia for a number of years. He was appointed to the Dean of the School of Sciences, Chair of the Physics Department and University Chief Librarian at Alzahra University
Alzahra University
Alzahra University is a female-only state-run university in Vanak, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.Founded in 1964 as a private institution under title of The Higher Educational Institute For Girls , it was renamed Farah Pahlavi University after empress Farah Pahlavi, the wife of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi...
, Tehran. He also served on the University Senate.
Over the years, Reza has contributed significantly to the understanding of nuclear materials, radiation and radiation safety by the public, students, educators and workers in Canada. In recognition of his contributions, the Canadian Nuclear Society presented Reza with the Education and Communication Award in 2001.
In recognition of Reza’s outstanding contributions to the profession of Health Physics (radiation protection), the US Health Physics Society presented Reza with the Fellow Award in 2002.
For his original contribution to physics and engineering, Reza was elected as Fellow of the UK Institute of Physics (1986) and Fellow of the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology (1992).
Reza is a Chartered Physicist and Chartered Engineer. He is an Editor of Health Physics, The Radiation Safety Journal, published by the US Health Physics Society and was a guest speaker at the Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Reza has authored or co-authored over 150 research papers, technical reports and documents, conference abstracts, training manuals and articles. He has made presentations at over forty scientific conferences held in North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Educated in the UK, Reza obtained a PhD from Brunel University
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
. He has completed CANDU Reactor, Industrial Management and Reactor Health Physics certificate courses.
Education, energy, innovation, environment, health and prosperity are key issues of interest to Reza. Below one could find few examples from some of the contributions of Reza during his 2007-2011 period of service.
Petition Protesting Violation of Human Rights in Iran
in 2009, Reza Moridi, MPP Richmond Hill, presented a petition to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario regarding the human rights in Iran. The petition protested against the situation in Iran and the lack of respect for the most basic of human rights.Petition to save Saeed Malekpour
Saeed Malekpour, a resident of Richmond Hill, was imprisoned back in 2008 when he returned to Iran to visit his dying father. The web developer is being held responsible for a "pornographic website" because he created and sold the photo-downloading software used to help build it, which has his name on it. Reza Moridi introduced a petition to the Legislative Assembly that asked "the Minister of Foreign Affairs to intervene on Mr. Malekpour's behalf and appeal to the government of Iran."Nowruz Recognition
On April 10, 2008, MPP Moridi introduced a motion in the Legislature at Queen's Park proclaiming the first day of spring as NowruzNowruz
Nowrūz is the name of the Iranian New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year....
Day in Ontario. This was passed unanimously by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, recognizing the first day of Spring as Nowruz
Nowruz
Nowrūz is the name of the Iranian New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year....
.