Fereydun Sahabi

Fereydun Sahabi
فریدون سحابی
Born 1937
Iran
Residence Tehran
Nationality Iranian
Occupation professor, writer, translator, political activist and the first president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

Fereydun Sahabi is a professor, writer, translator and social activist. He was the first president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and the second in the [administration]] of President of Iran. He was the third son of Yadollah Sahabi and the brother of Ezzatollah Sahabi.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Fereydun Sahabi was born in Iran in 1937. He did a PhD in geology and exploration of petroleum from the University of London. After returning to Iran, he worked as a [professor]] at the University of Tehran.

Political activities

Fereydun Sahabi was a member of the National Front at the University of Tehran. He was active in the European Student Confederation. He was elected as a member of the Freedom Movement of Iran in 1979. After the Iranian Revolution, he was elected as the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and the first president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran after the Iranian Revolution.[5][6]

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