Mohammad Reza "Ajir" Ameli Tehrani (Persian: محمدرضا عاملی تهرانی) (31 December 1927 – 8 May 1979) was an Iranian physician and pan-Iranist politician. He served as a minister in the cabinets of Jafar Sharif-Emami and Gholam-Reza Azhari. He was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, and subsequently executed on 8 May 1979.[1]
Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 22 November 1978 – 16 January 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Gholam-Reza Azhari |
Preceded by | Kamal Habibollahi (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Amin Riahi |
Minister of Information and Tourism | |
In office 16 September 1978 – 6 November 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Preceded by | Daryoush Homayoun |
Succeeded by | Abolhassan Sa'adatmand |
Member of the Parliament | |
In office 8 September 1975 – 16 September 1978 | |
Constituency | Tehran |
In office 6 October 1967 – 31 August 1971 | |
Constituency | Mahabad |
Personal details | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 31 December 1927
Died | 8 May 1979 Tehran, Iran | (aged 51)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
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Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Early life and education
editAmeli was born in 1927.[2] He graduated from the University of Tehran's Medical College. Then he completed his residency specializing in anesthesiology. He began working at the university's Medical College faculty.[2]
Trial and execution
editThe Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Tehran found Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani, as well as 20 other individuals, "corruptor on earth" and condemned him to death. These 21 persons were executed by a firing squad in Tehran on 8 May 1979.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "21 Shah officials executed in Iran". Toledo Blade. 8 May 1979. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b "The Anniversary of Dr. Mohammed Reza Ameli Tehrani's Martyrdom". Rozaneh Magazine. May–June 2006.
- ^ "Post-Revolutionary Executions till 12 August 1979" (PDF), Law And Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A report covering events within the seven month period following the Revolution of February 1979, Amnesty International, February 1980, p. 151