▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁K arr ou bi ▁retired ▁from ▁law ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁commit ▁to ▁politics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Revolution . ▁K arr ou bi ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Im am ▁K home ini ▁Rel ief ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Mart yr ' s ▁Foundation ▁shortly ▁after ▁Iran ian ▁revolution . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁K arr ou bi ▁re - enter ed ▁business ▁after ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁emphas is ▁on ▁politics . ▁With ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor ▁before hand , ▁K arr ou bi ▁began ▁trad ing ▁and ▁invest ing ▁himself . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁policies ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁term ▁as ▁speaker ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁K arr ou bi ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁mak tab i ▁or ▁" rad ical " ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁maj lis ▁who ▁cont ested ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁President ▁Ak bar ▁Hash emi ▁Raf san j ani . ▁While ▁Raf san j ani ▁fav ored ▁foreign ▁invest ment ▁and ▁market ▁re forms , ▁K arr ou bi ▁and ▁others ▁" s ought ▁to ▁promote ▁mass ▁political ▁participation ▁and ▁maintain ▁state ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁economy ". ▁In ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁several ▁radical ▁cler ics ▁founded ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Com bat ant ▁C ler ics ▁of ▁Te h ran , ▁which ▁K arr ou bi ▁head ed . ▁K arr ou bi ▁eventually ▁left ▁this ▁association ▁in ▁ 2