Abdullah Moazami (Persian: عبدالله معظمی) was an Iranian lawyer and politician. He taught at University of Tehran and was a member of Parliament of Iran for four consecutive terms from 1944 to 1953.[2] Moazami came from an upper-class[1] and titled landlord family[2] and has been described as a "man of moderate demeanor and connected with several factions by both family and politics".[3]
Abdullah Moazzami | |
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| 15th Speaker of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 1 July 1953 – 16 August 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Abolghasem Kashani |
| Succeeded by | Reza Hekmat |
| Member of the Parliament | |
| In office 27 April 1952 – 16 August 1953 | |
| Constituency | Khvansar and Golpayegan |
| In office 9 February 1950 – 19 February 1952 | |
| Constituency | Khvansar and Golpayegan |
| In office 12 June 1947 – 28 July 1949 | |
| Constituency | Khvansar and Golpayegan |
| In office 7 March 1944 – 12 March 1946 | |
| Constituency | Khvansar and Golpayegan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907[1] or 1909[2] Golpayegan, Iran[1] |
| Died | 1971[2] Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Ibn Babawayh Cemetery |
| Political party | |
| Alma mater | University of Paris[1] |
| Occupation | Law professor[1] |
In 1952, he lost to the royalist cleric Hassan Emami for the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran.[3] On 1 July 1953, he was elected as the speaker by a vote of 41 to 31, with one abstention.[4]
After the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, he was briefly imprisoned.[2]
His brother, Seyfollah Moazami, served as minister of post & telegraph under Government of Mohammad Mosaddegh.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- ^ a b c d e f Abrahamian, Ervand (2013). "Moazemi, Abdullah (1909–1971)". The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.-Iranian relations. New York: New Press, The. p. xix. ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5.
- ^ a b Afkhami, Gholam Reza (2009). The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. pp. 134, 155). ISBN 9780520942165.
- ^ "Mossadagh Backer Is Named Speaker", Madera Tribune, no. 81, 1 July 1953 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection
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