Abbas Eskandari (; 1897–1955) was an Iranian

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politician and a co-founder of

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Career

Eskandari was a co-founder of the Tudeh Party of Iran, as well as the editor of ''Siyasat'' () daily, the official organ of the party. However, he was deemed by the establishment figures of the party, Ovanessian and Kambakhsh, too "corrupted" by wealth, and was soon eased out. On 17 June 1946, he was appointed as the governor of

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. He was one of three communist governors who took office at the time, the other two were of

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and

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. On 18 October, one day before Qavam dismissed cabinet ministers from Tudeh, he was replaced by Mousavizadeh. He later served as a deputy in the 15th Majlis, representing

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describes him as "the vociferous supporter of Qavam who had found it politically opportune to champion Iran's sovereign rights over its sources of oil as well as over Bahrain's". In September 1948, he offered a £80,000 reward for anyone who succeeds in restoring

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to Iranian soil and solving the problem with the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eskandari, Abbas Tudeh Party of Iran MPs Qajar princes Members of the 15th Iranian Majlis