Seyyed Ahmad Razavi (; 1906–1971) was an Iranian engineer and politician.

Early life and education

Razavi was born in 1906 in

Kerman Kerman (; ) is a city in the Central District (Kerman County), Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. History Kerman was founded as a def ...

. Hailed from a landed upper-class family, his father headed

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community in Kerman. He was graduated from the French Lycée in

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, before he went to study mineral engineering in France.

Career

Razavi attended the founding meeting of

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in 1941 and initially supported the party. He was a co-founder of the Engineers’ Association, and its offshoot

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. In 1946, he joined Democrat Party of

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, and sided with its radical faction. The next year entered the 15th term of parliament representing his hometown Kerman, and became a well-known deputy after he boldly denounced the armed forces for "inefficiency, corruption, and political meddling". In 1949, he was among founding members of the National Front. A staunch supporter of

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, he was elected to the 17th term of parliament as a senior

member, again from his hometown. During his tenure, he served as the deputy speaker, as well as the head of National Front's parliamentary group.

Exile and death

After the 1953 coup d'état he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, however he was released and permitted to go to exile. He died in 1971.

References

{{s-end 1906 births 1971 deaths People from Kerman Democrat Party of Iran politicians Iran Party politicians National Front (Iran) MPs Members of the 15th Iranian Majlis Members of the 17th Iranian Majlis Iranian expatriates in France prisoners and detainees of Iran