Mohammad Reza "Ajir" Ameli Tehrani () (31 December 1927 – 8 May 1979) was an Iranian physician and

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politician. He served as a minister in the cabinets of

Jafar Sharif-Emami Jafar Sharif-Imami (; 17 June 1912 – 16 June 1998) was an Iranian politician who was prime minister from 1960 to 1961 and again in 1978. He was a cabinet minister, president of the Iranian Senate, president of the Pahlavi Foundation and the ...

and

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. He was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, and subsequently executed on 8 May 1979.

Early life and education

Ameli was born in 1927. He graduated from

the University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

's Medical College. Then he completed his residency specializing in anesthesiology. He began working at the university's Medical College faculty.

Trial and execution

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Tehran found Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani, as well as 20 other individuals, "corruptor on earth" and condemned him to death. These 21 persons were executed by a firing squad in Tehran on 8 May 1979.

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