Ebrahim Yazdi
Ebrahim Yazdi (Persian: ابراهیم یزدی; 26 September 1931 – 27 August 2017) was an Iranian politician, pharmacist, and diplomat who served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan, until his resignation in November 1979, in protest at the Iran hostage crisis. From 1995 until 2017, he headed the Freedom Movement of Iran. Yazdi was also a trained cancer researcher.
Ebrahim Yazdi | |
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Yazdi in 1979 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran | |
| In office 12 April 1979 – 12 November 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Preceded by | Karim Sanjabi |
| Succeeded by | Abolhassan Banisadr (acting) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Revolutionary Affairs | |
| In office 13 February 1979 – 12 April 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Succeeded by | Mostafa Chamran |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat |
| Majority | 1,128,304 (52.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1931 Qazvin, Imperial State of Persia |
| Died | 27 August 2017 (aged 85) İzmir, Turkey |
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| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Relatives | Mohammad Tavasoli (brother-in-law) Mehdi Noorbakhsh (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran Baylor College of Medicine |
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