Javad Sadr ( fa, جواد صدر; 1912–1990) was an Iranian diplomat and politician who held various public and cabinet posts. He was one of the Iranian ambassadors to Japan. He was the

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and

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in the 1960s.

Early life and education

Sadr was born in Tehran in 1912. He received a degree in law from the

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and a PhD from a French university.

Career

Following his graduation Sadr started his career at the Ministry of Interior. Then he began to work at the

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. He was first secretary at the Iran's general consulate in

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from 1945 to 1947. When

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became prime minister in 1948 Sadr was named as the head of the prime minister’s bureau. He continued to serve in the post during the premiership of

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and also, Haj Ali Razmara. Next, Sadr was made the chief of ministerial bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the director general of a joint stock company attached to the Ministry of Interior. His diplomatic posts included member of the Iranian mission to the

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to Iranian embassy in

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and ambassador to Japan. On 7 March 1964 Sadr was appointed minister of interior to the

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formed by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Mansur. He was reappointed to the post when a new

was launched by Prime Minister

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on 26 January 1965. Sadr was in office until 1967 when he was named as the minister of justice to the second cabinet of Hoveyda. Sadr was first part of the Progressive Center and then, joined Iran Novin Party. He was a freemason being a member of Forughi Lodge.

Later life and death

Sadr was arrested and imprisoned two times following the regime change in Iran in 1979. He died of cancer in Tehran in 1990 after he was released from the prison.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadr, Javad 20th-century diplomats 20th-century Iranian politicians 1912 births 1990 deaths Ambassadors of Iran to Japan Deaths from cancer in Iran Interior Ministers of Iran Iran Novin Party politicians People of Pahlavi Iran Politicians from Tehran University of Tehran alumni Ministers of Justice of Iran Iranian prisoners and detainees Iranian Freemasons