Asghar Parsa

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Asghar Parsa (born 1919, in Khoy - died February 2007 in Tehran) was a member of Iran's National Front. After graduating from Tehran University's School of Law, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was elected to Majlis from Khoy in 1951. He sided with Dr. Mossadeq and was arrested after the coup of 19 August 1953.

In 1960 he was the spokesperson of the National Front, before being imprisoned again in 1962.

After the 1979 revolution in Iran, he was Editor-in-Chief of the National Front's newspaper. He was imprisoned again for more than three years by the Islamic government.

He died February 2007 in Tehran.

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