Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi
Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 |
| Died | (aged 42) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Occupation | Judge |
Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi (Persian: مسعود احمدی مقدسی; 1963 – 2 August 2005) was an Iranian judge and deputy to Saeed Mortazavi. He was assassinated on Tehran's Ahmad Ghasir Avenue while commuting home from work.[1][2] The shooter was Majid Kavousifar, who was hanged two years later.
Moghaddasi was born in 1963 at the Balakhiaban neighbourhood of Mashhad to a poor family. His family was from Yazd.
References
- ↑ "Tehran killers hanged in public". BBC News. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "Prominent Iranian judge shot dead". BBC News. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2024.