Navvab Safavi
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Navvab Safavi (born Mojtaba Mir-Lowhi in 1924 in Tehran - d. 1955) was a militant cleric responsible for the assassination of many Iranian politicians.
He studied in Najaf, Iraq and worked in Abadan's petroleum installations in the province of Khuzestan for a while.
He founded the Fadaiyan Islam organization in 1946, and began recruiting like minded individuals. He considered militant opposition to the government and acts of terror as the only solution to Iran's problems, and considered Iran's government to be a traitor to its people.
He and his organization were responsible for the assassinations of politicians Prime Minister Abdolhosein Hazhir, Hossein Ala (he survived the attempt), and General Haj Ali Razmara, historian Ahmad Kasravi, and Major General Bakhtiar.
He was arrested, condemned, and executed in 1955 by firing squad.
The Islamic Republic of Iran considers him an Islamic hero and martyr, and a boulevard is named after him in central Tehran.
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- Avsati, Alireza, Iran in the last 3 Centuries, Published Tehran, 2003. Vol1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1 Vol2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3.
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