Abolfazl Qassemi ( fa, ابوالفضل قاسمی) was an Iranian politician affiliated with the National Front, and once head librarian of

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

. Amidst

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

, Qassemi succeeded Shapour Bakhtiar as the leader of

Iran Party The Iran Party ( fa, حزب ایران, Ḥezb-e Irān) is a socialist and nationalist party in Iran, founded in 1941. It is described as the "backbone of the National Front", the leading umbrella organization of Iranian nationalists established ...

and was elected to the

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. ...

in 1980 legislative election. However, he was denied to take his seat on the grounds that he was a member of the

SAVAK SAVAK ( fa, ساواک, abbreviation for ''Sâzemân-e Ettelâ'ât va Amniat-e Kešvar'', ) was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service in Iran during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty. SAVAK operated from 1957 until prim ...

, while he denied the accusation. In November 1981,

Islamic Revolutionary Court Islamic Revolutionary Court (also Revolutionary Tribunal, ''Dadgahha-e Enqelab''Bakhash, Shaul, ''Reign of the Ayatollahs'', Basic Books, 1984, p.59-61) ( Persian: دادگاه انقلاب اسلامی) is a special system of courts in the Islami ...

convicted Qassemi of collaboration with 1980 coup d'état attempt and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Qassemi, Abolfazl National Front (Iran) politicians Iran Party politicians 1921 births 1993 deaths Iranian elected officials who did not take office Iranian librarians People from Dargaz