Nasser Yeganeh (4 June 1921 – 15 November 1993) was an Iranian jurist, politician and statesman. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the head of the Iranian judiciary, brought in during Amir-Abbas Hoveyda's tenure.
Nasser Yeganeh | |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Iran | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Preceded by | Emadoddin Mirmotahhari |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Sajjadian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1921 Qazvin, Qajar Iran |
| Died | November 15, 1993 (aged 72) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Political party | New Iran Party (1964-1975) Rastakhiz Party (1975-1979) |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran (LL.B.) Sorbonne (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life and education
editYeganeh was born in 1921, to an aristocratic family in Qazvin. His father, Mirza Ghaffar Khan Yeganeh (more commonly known as Salar Mansour), was the Hakim (Governor) of Qazvin. Yeganeh attended primary and secondary school in Qazvin before going to the University of Tehran where he received a Bachelor of Laws. He then went to France to pursue a PhD in Public Law from the Sorbonne. Following his graduation, Yeganeh traveled to the United States where he studied the American judicial system.[1]
Career
editYeganeh served as deputy in 1963. He was the minister of state (1963–1971), senator (1971–1974) and chief justice of the Supreme Court (1975–1979).[2] He also served as the deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Hassan Ali Mansur in the period between March 1964 and January 1965.[3]
Death
editYeganeh fled to the United States following the Iranian revolution and on 15 November 1993 committed suicide on his boat in Washington, D.C.[4]
References
edit- ^ "ناصر یگانه" (in Persian).
- ^ "Yeganeh, Naser | Foundation for Iranian Studies". fis-iran.org. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010.
- ^ "Chronology December 16, 1963 - March 15, 1964". Middle East Journal. 18 (2): 218. 1964. JSTOR 4323704.
- ^ Abbas Milani (2000). The Persian Sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution. I.B. Tauris. p. 154. ISBN 9781850433286.
External links
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