Seyyed Ahmad Razavi (Persian: سید احمد رضوی; 1906–1971) was an Iranian engineer and politician.
Ahmad Razavi | |
|---|---|
 Razavi in 1953 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 27 April 1952 – 16 August 1953 Serving with Mozzafar Baghai | |
| Constituency | Kerman |
| In office 12 June 1947 – 28 July 1949 Serving with Mozzafar Baghai | |
| Constituency | Kerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1906 Kerman, Persia |
| Died | 1971 (aged 64–65) |
| Political party | |
| Other political affiliations | Democrat Party (1946–48) |
Early life and education edit
Razavi was born in 1906 in Kerman.[1] Hailed from a landed upper-class family, his father headed Shaykhi community in Kerman.[1] He was graduated from the French Lycée in Tehran, before he went to study mineral engineering in France.[2]
Career edit
Razavi attended the founding meeting of Tudeh Party of Iran in 1941[3] and initially supported the party.[1] He was a co-founder of the Engineers’ Association, and its offshoot Iran Party.[4] In 1946, he joined Democrat Party of Ahmad Qavam, and sided with its radical faction.[1] The next year entered the 15th term of parliament representing his hometown Kerman, and became a well-known deputy after he boldly denounced the armed forces for "inefficiency, corruption, and political meddling".[4]
In 1949, he was among founding members of the National Front.[1] A staunch supporter of Mohammad Mosaddegh, he was elected to the 17th term of parliament as a senior Iran Party member, again from his hometown.[5] During his tenure, he served as the deputy speaker,[6] as well as the head of National Front's parliamentary group.[7]
Exile and death edit
After the 1953 coup d'état he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, however he was released and permitted to go to exile. He died in 1971.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Abrahamian, Ervand (1982), Iran Between Two Revolutions, Princeton University Press, p. A252, 254, ISBN 0-691-10134-5
- ^ a b Abrahamian, Ervand (2013), The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.–Iranian relations, New York: New Press, The, p. xx–xxi, ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1999), Tortured Confessions: Prisons and Public Recantations in Modern Iran, University of California Press, p. 77, ISBN 0520922905
- ^ a b Abrahamian, Ervand (2013), The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.–Iranian relations, New York: New Press, The, p. 48, ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (2013), The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.–Iranian relations, New York: New Press, The, p. 133, ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5
- ^ Ansari, Ali M. (2012). The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran. Cambridge Middle East Studies. Vol. 40. Cambridge University Press. p. 139. ISBN 9780521687171. ISSN 1365-5698.
- ^ "Chronological Summery of Events, 19 February–4 March 1953", Chronology of International Events and Documents, 9 (5), Royal Institute of International Affairs: 150, 1953, JSTOR 40545381
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