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Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

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Dar ul-Funun (Persia) Dār ul-Funun ( , meaning " polytechnic college") was an institute of higher education in Qajar Iran. It was established in 1851 by Amir Kabir, the grand vizier to Nasereddin Shah. Introduction Founded by Amir Kabir, then the grand vizier to ...

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Ettela'at ''Ettela'at'' () is a Persian-language daily newspaper of record published in Tehran, Iran. It is among the oldest publications in the country, and the oldest running Persian daily newspaper in the world. The paper has a conservative stance, a ...

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Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

politician and journalist. He was for several periods a member of the

National Consultative Assembly The National Consultative Assembly (), or simply Majles, was the national legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979. It was elected by universal suffrage Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people ...

and

Senate of Iran The Senate () was the upper house legislative chamber in the Imperial State of Iran from 1949 to 1979. A bicameral legislature had been established in the 1906 Persian Constitutional Revolution but the Senate was not actually formed until after th ...

during the

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. While he is best known as the founder of the

which is the oldest Iranian daily newspaper that is still running.

Biography

When in 1949 the

was formed, Abbas Massoudi was elected and remained as Senator for the rest of his life.

References

1895 births 1974 deaths 20th-century newspaper founders Iranian magazine founders Politicians from Tehran People of Pahlavi Iran {{Improve categories, date=July 2022