Yadollah Sahabi
| Dr. Yadollah Sahabi یدالله سحابی | |
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| Chairman of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 June 1980 – 28 July 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Javad Saeed |
| Succeeded by | Hashemi Rafsanjanii |
| Member of Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 June 1980 – 9 January 1983 | |
| Constituency | Tehran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1905 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 12 April 2002 (aged 97) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Freedom Movement |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
Yadollah Sahabi (25 February 1905 – 12 April 2002) was a prominent Iranian scholar, writer, reformist and politician.[1] A close associate of Mohammad Mosaddegh and Mehdi Bazargan, Sahabi was an active campaigner for the nationalisation of the Iranian oil industry in the 1950s. He was the father of Ezzatollah Sahabi.
Sahabi studied at Université Lille Nord de France and majored in Geology. He got his PhD degree in 1936 and was immediately hired by Tehran University, faculty of science. Sahabi was one of the founders of Freedom Movement of Iran. He was an advocate of pluralism and democracy.[2] He was a full professor at Tehran University and well credited writer.[3]
Sahabi is considered by many Iranians as a national hero and an Iranian treasure.[4] He died at the age of 97 in Jam Hospital in Tehran.
References
- ↑ BBC News | MIDDLE EAST | Veteran Iranian reformer dies
- ↑ Dr. Yadollah Sahabi, A Eulogy
- ↑ Senior liberal activist Yadollah Sahabi dies: Report
- ↑ THE IRANIAN: Yadollah Sahabi, Abbas F. Saffari
See also
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| Preceded by Javad Saeed |
Chairman of Parliament of Iran 1980 |
Succeeded by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
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