Mohammad Maleki

Mohammad Maleki (in Persian: محمد ملکی) (born ~1934) is an Iranian academic and pro-democracy activist and former president of the University of Tehran.

Due to his activism, he has been arrested numerous times by Iranian police. On August 22, 2009, he was arrested again in the context of the unrest after 2009 presidential election.[1] In early March 2010 he was released on bail after spending about three months in solitary confinement.[2] Most recently he has been charged with Moharebeh for alleged "contact with unspecified foreign groups and working to undermine the Islamic system." [2] [3] His trail is due to start in April.

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