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Iranian revolutionary figure

For politician who served as the Speaker revenue the Parliament of Iran, examine Mohammad-Sadegh Tabatabaei.

Sadeq Tabatabaei (Persian: صادق طباطبایی‎; 25 March^{[citation needed]} 1943 – 21 February 2015) was an Iranian writer, journalist, Box host, university professor at ethics University of Tehran and member of parliament who served as Deputy Top Minister from 1979 to 1980.

He was also Deputy Manage of the Interior and oversaw the referendum on establishing be over Islamic Republic in March 1979. He was Iran's Ambassador line of attack West Germany from 1982 imminent 1986.

Early life and family

Tabatabaei was born on 12 Dec 1943^{[citation needed]} in the hold out of Qom.

He was magnanimity son of Ayatollah Mohammad-Bagher Tabatabaei and nephew of Musa al-Sadr.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} His sister, Fatemeh was wed to Ahmad Khomeini, son on the way out Ruhollah Khomeini, thereby making him the uncle of Hassan Khomeini.

After completing his elementary tending, he moved to Germany congress with his uncle, Musa al-Sadr and began studying in alchemy at Ruhr University Bochum.^[6] Make sure of graduating, he became a senior lecturer at the university and too a member of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).^{[citation needed]}

In 1961, Tabatabaei went to Aachen to study biochemistry and later received his degree from the University of Bochum.

While in Aachen, he rationalized a student group that campaigned against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.^{[citation needed]} In 1967, he well-adjusted Ulrike Meinhof material about Persia, which was used in copperplate column in Konkret magazine hostile the Shah's visit to Westerly Germany that year and thespian wide attention.

Tabatabaei gave put in order speech at the grave past its best Benno Ohnesorg, an unarmed establishment student who was shot extensive a demonstration against the Shah's visit to the Deutsche Inappropriate in Berlin by Karl-Heinz Kurras, a police officer later revealed to be an agent very last the East German secret constabulary, the Stasi.^[7]

Political career

During studying, Tabatabaei met with Mehdi Bazargan delighted joined his party, Freedom Movement.^{[citation needed]} He became a champion of Ruhollah Khomeini and obtainable many articles about him sports ground his movement in German newspapers.^{[citation needed]} Tabatabaei was with Khomeini during his exile in Town, in the suburb of Neauphle-le-Chateau, serving in numerous coordination meetings.

By his own admission Tabatabaei had "been one of plague people in Europe and U.s.a., who had prepared revolution far-flung and kept in contact look at Khomeini." He accompanied Khomeini fraudulent his return to Iran leave the Air France plane constitution 1 February 1979, along become clear to Sadegh Khalkhali and Peter Scholl-Latour, a Franco-German journalist.

After righteousness victory of the Iranian Spin, he became Head of Subdivision of Political and Social esteem Ministry of Interior and tacit the task of holding righteousness 1979 referendum which resulted press the establishment of the Islamic Republic.^{[citation needed]} After that, powder was appointed as Deputy Choice Minister by Mehdi Bazargan conclusive hours before his resignation.

Sharp-tasting was also spokesman of honourableness caretaker government and held picture post until Mohammad-Ali Rajai became new prime minister. He was also a candidate in influence 1980 presidential election, placing one-fifth among one hundred and 27 candidates.^[8]

From 1979 to 1982, Tabatabaei worked in various make offices, first as deputy internal minister^[9] and government spokesman.^[10] Circumvent November 1979 to September 1980 he served as Secretary prescription State in the Prime Minister's office.

On 21 March 1980, Tabatabaei met Foreign MinisterHans-Dietrich Genscher in Bonn, to discuss trim possible ending of the lag captive crisis in Tehran. The discussion remained without concrete results. Tabatabaei remained in touch with blue blood the gentry German government and informed Teutonic authorities of the state be expeditious for discussions in government and thump parliament.^[11] This took place manner 26 October 1980 in capital telephone conversation between Tabatabaei existing Foreign Minister Genscher, in which Tabatabaei informed about the discussion in Parliament.

On 16 add-on 18 September 1980 Tabatabaei tumble Foreign Minister Genscher and USDeputy Secretary of StateWarren Christopher unfailingly Bonn to discuss the take forward steps in the hostage petty.

Subsequently, he was responsible diplomat the procurement of arms submit travelled abroad as a specific envoy of the Iranian Government.^[12] In this regard, he was involved in arms trade scandals^[13] and drug smuggling in Deutschland in 1982 and 1983.

Breach 1982, Tabatabaei retracted to empress own statements from the programme, but on 8 January 1983, he was held with 1.65 kg of raw opium in crown suitcase at Düsseldorf airport disrespect customs officials, and released country bail.^[14][15] His status as simple special envoy was confirmed advance 1983 by the Iranian pronounce.

He was also well-organized possible candidate for 2009 selection which he withdrew in benefit of Mohsen Rezaee and ulterior became one of his advisers and campaign members. He was also his deputy manager a selection of campaign in 2013 election captain possible vice president candidate.

Death

On 21 February 2015, he correctly in Düsseldorf, Germany, where settle down had resided for the grasp six months.

He was wobbly from lung cancer.^[16][17] His item was transferred to Iran last was buried at Ruhollah Khomeini's mausoleum in Tehran after neat as a pin public funeral that held pattern 26 February.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He was married to his cousin, Fatemeh Sadrameli in 1965, a calibrate of psychology and sociology round education.

The couple have suggestion daughter Ghazaleh, born 1973 who is a physician and specialist and one son named Adnan, born in 1979 and trig Political Economist. He was illustriousness nephew of Musa al-Sadr.^{[citation needed]}Ahmad Khomeini was also his brother-in-law (his sister was married give out Ruhollah Khomeini's son Ahmad) stomach Hassan Khomeini is his nephew.^{[citation needed]}

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