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Revision as of 08:03, 15 June 2006 by Kashk (talk | contribs) (Rv. See WP:VER)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Dariush Forouhar (1928-1998) was the leader of the Hezb-e Mellat-e Iran (Nation of Iran Party), a pan-Iranist opposition party in Iran which he founded in 1951. He was born in Isfahan and had formerly been the Minister of Labor in the Provisional Revolutionary Government of Mehdi Bazargan in 1979. He was one of the key members of the original Pan-Iranist Party of Iran with Mohsen Pezeshkpour. During the Pahlavi era, he had been very active in the anti-Shah nationalist movement and was a strong supporter of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
In the midst of post-revolutionary tensions in Iranian Kurdistan in 1979, Forouhar was part of a delegation sent by Tehran to negotiate with Kurdish political and religious leaders. Although this delegation's recommendations were never implemented by the central government and Kurdish revolt was dealt with harshly, Forouhar's attempts to reach a peaceful settlement with Kurds earned him respect among Kurds.
He and his wife, Parvaneh Eskandari Forouhar, were assassinated in their home in 1998. The murders, which are believed to have been politically motivated, remain unsolved. There has been speculation from supporters of the Forouhars (as well as from critics of the Islamic Republic) that the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence was involved and ordered the killings .
They are survived by their son, Arash, and daughter, Parastou. Both are politically active and continue to raise awareness of the plight of political dissidents in Iran.
Ms. Shirin Ebadi, the lawyer of the Forouhars' relatives quoting Parastou says: "All evidences show that my father was preparing himself to go to prison, because at the time of his slaying, his shoes had no laces, he did not wear his wrist watch and had his wallet emptied of its contents and papers except for some money."
See also
External links
- Parastou Forouhar's website (in German)
- Website dedicated to the Forouhars (in Persian)
- The Dissident Murders special report from IranMania
- Interview with Arash Forouhar
- Review of serial murders in Iran
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