Abdul Hamid Zangeneh (1899–1951) was an Iranian scholar. He served as the minister of education from December 1948 to March 1950. He was assassinated by a member of the Fada'iyan-e Islam in March 1951.
Abdul Hamid Zangeneh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office December 1948 – March 1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1899 Kermanshah, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 25 March 1951 (aged 51–52) Tehran, Pahlavi Iran |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Occupation | Academic |
Early life and education edit
Zangeneh was born in Kermanshah in 1899.[1] He obtained a degree in law and political science in Tehran.[1] He received a PhD in law and economics in Paris in 1929, and his thesis was about the oil economy.[1]
Career edit
Following his return to Iran in 1935 Zangeneh was employed in the Ministry of Education.[1] He became a professor at the law school of the University of Tehran of which he served as the dean.[1][2] He was co-editor of the newspaper Iran Javan.[1] Zangeneh represented Kermanshah in the 14th term of the Majlis.[1] In the period between December 1948 and March 1950 he served as the minister of education.[1] He became a member of the central committee of the Socialist Party which was established by Sardar Fakhir Hikmat in July 1949.[1]
Assassination edit
Zanganeh was assassinated by a student in front of Tehran University on 19 March 1951 and was badly wounded in the back.[3][4] He died on 25 March.[5] The murderer was Nosratollah Ghumi, a member of the radical group Fada'iyan-e Islam.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Malcolm Yapp, ed. (2002). British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print. Vol. 9. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-55655-765-1.
- ^ Cyrus Vakili-Zad (Spring 1990). "Organization, Leadership and Revolution: Religiously-Oriented Opposition in the Iranian Revolution of 1978-1979". Journal of Conflict Studies. 10 (2): 14.
- ^ "Martial Law In Persia". The Times. Tehran. 21 March 1951. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Hassan Mohammadi Nejad (1970). Elite-Counterelite Conflict and the Development of a Revolutionary Movement: The Case of Iranian National Front (PhD thesis). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. p. 89. ISBN 9798657957457. ProQuest 302536657.
- ^ "Iran Official Dies from Bullet Wound". The Free Lance–Star. Tehran. 26 March 1951. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Mosa Zahed (2017). "The Evolution and Ascension of Iran's Terror Apparatus". In Paulo Casaca; Siegfried O. Wolf (eds.). Terrorism Revisited: Islamism, Political Violence and State-Sponsorship. Cham: Springer International Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-3-319-55690-1.