tra itor ". ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁conf ined ▁to ▁his ▁house . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" mod er ate " ▁with ▁a ▁" most ly ▁rural " ▁base ▁of ▁support . ▁K arr ou bi ▁cons iders ▁himself ▁a ▁p rag m atic ▁reform ist ▁and ▁now ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Green ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁former ▁secretary - general ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Com bat ant ▁C ler ics ▁party . ▁K arr ou bi ▁is ▁a ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Guardian ▁Council ▁and ▁Iran ' s ▁Jud icial ▁System . ▁By ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Le ader , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ex ped iency ▁Disc ern ment ▁Council ▁and ▁an ▁advis er , ▁posts ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁all ▁his ▁posts ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁career ▁Me h di ▁K arr ou bi ▁is ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6