Asadollah Nasr Esfahani (Persian: اسدالله نصر اصفهانی; born 10 February 1927) is an Iranian military officer and politician who during the second Pahlavi period held positions such as governor of Fars and Kerman and the Minister of Interior[1][2]
Asadollah Nasr Esfahani | |
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Minister of Interior | |
In office 7 August 1977 – 27 August 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Jamshid Amouzegar |
Preceded by | Jamshid Amouzegar |
Succeeded by | Abbas Gharabaghi |
Personal details | |
Born | Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran | 10 February 1927
Education | University of Tehran Indiana University |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Imperial Iranian Army |
Rank | General officer |
Commands | Shahrbani |
Early life
editEsfahani was born on 10 February 1927 in Isfahan, and after completing his primary education, he entered the Shahrbani Police Higher School. He holds a bachelor's degree in law, a master's degree and a doctorate in law from the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, and a master's degree in management from Indiana University. Nasre is fluent in English and German.[3]
Military and political activities
editNasr had the rank of colonel in the police and his last position in the police was the head of the police planning department. His other services include the head of the University of Police. During the Minister of Interior, Jamshid Amouzegar was appointed governor of Kerman and Fars.[4]
On 7 August 1977, he was named is Minister of Interior in Jamshid Amouzegar cabinet[5]
Nasr Esfahani was introduced by Jamshid Amouzegar in 1977 as a member of the political bureau of the Rastakhiz Party.[6]
Political activities after the revolution
editAfter the Iranian Revolution, Nasre Esfahani left Iran. He is currently the Secretary of the Iranian Solidarity Congress. According to Siavash Avesta,[7] he is a founding member of more than 38 parties and groups abroad.[8]
References
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- ^ "اسدالله نصر اصفهانی". rasekhoon.net. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ نیم سال نامه تاریخ نو (۲): ۱۰۶. ۱۳۹۰.
- ^ "ملاقات عده ای از فعالان سياسی ايرانی با پاره ای از مقامات آمريکايی". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Neo-Zoroastrian". new-zoroastrian.blogspot.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-15.