Mohammad-Ali Amoui (Persian: محمدعلی عمویی) is an Iranian communist politician and former military officer.
Mohammad-Ali Amoui | |
|---|---|
 Amouyi in 1979 | |
| Born | 1923 (age 100–101)[1] |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Tudeh Party |
| Children | 1 daughter[2] |
Date apprehended | 1954–1979; 1983–1995 |
| Military career | |
| Other name(s) | Dr. Tabrizi |
| Service | Imperial Iranian Army |
| Rank | Captain[3] |
| Alma mater | Officers' School[1] |
Biography
editHe was a member of the Tudeh Military Network that was uncovered in 1954,[3] for which he spent 25 years in prison until 1979.[1] Following the Iranian Revolution, he was released and became a member of the central committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran,[4] before unsuccessfully running for an Assembly of Experts for Constitution seat from Tehran constituency.[5] He was imprisoned again in 1983.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Abrahamian, Ervand (1999). Tortured Confessions: Prisons and Public Recantations in Modern Iran. University of California Press. p. 194. ISBN 0520922905.
- ^ "Iran: Victims of Human Rights Violations" (PDF), Amnesty International, November 1993, MDE 13/10/93
- ^ a b Zabir, Sepehr (2012), The Left in Contemporary Iran (RLE Iran D), CRC Press, p. 49, ISBN 978-1-136-81263-7
- ^ Zabir, Sepehr (2012), The Left in Contemporary Iran (RLE Iran D), CRC Press, p. 68, ISBN 978-1-136-81263-7
- ^ Mirsepassi, Ali (2004), The Tragedy of the Iranian Left, RoutledgeCurzon, Table 10.3 Selected leftist candidates in the Tehran elections for the Assembly of Experts
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