Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani

Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani
محمدرضا عاملی تهرانی
2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the Rastakhiz Party
In office
28 October 1976 – 7 August 1977
Secretary-GeneralJamshid Amouzegar
Preceded byFereydoun Mahdavi
Succeeded byDariush Homayoon
Minister of Education
In office
22 November 1978 – 16 January 1979
Prime MinisterGholam-Reza Azhari
Preceded byKamal Habibollahi (Acting)
Succeeded byMohammad-Amin Riahi
Minister of Information and Tourism
In office
16 September 1978 – 6 November 1978
Prime MinisterJafar Sharif-Emami
Preceded byDaryoush Homayoun
Succeeded byAbolhassan Sa'adatmand
Member of the Parliament
In office
8 September 1975 – 16 September 1978
ConstituencyTehran
In office
6 October 1967 – 31 August 1971
ConstituencyMahabad
Personal details
Born(1927-12-31)31 December 1927
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Died8 May 1979(1979-05-08) (aged 51)
Tehran, Iran
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Party
Alma materUniversity of Tehran

Mohammad Reza "Ajir" Ameli Tehrani (Persian: محمدرضا عاملی تهرانی; 31 December 1927 – 8 May 1979) was an Iranian physician and pan-Iranist politician who was the Deputy Secretary-General of the Rastakhiz Party during the first tenure of Jamshid Amouzegar. He served as a minister in the cabinets of Jafar Sharif-Emami and Gholam-Reza Azhari. He was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, and subsequently executed on 8 May 1979.[1]

Early life and education

Ameli was born in 1927.[2] He graduated from the University of Tehran's Medical College. Then he completed his residency specializing in anesthesiology. He began working at the university's Medical College faculty.[2]

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.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "21 Shah officials executed in Iran". Toledo Blade. 8 May 1979. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 "The Anniversary of Dr. Mohammed Reza Ameli Tehrani's Martyrdom". Rozaneh Magazine. May–June 2006.
  3. ↑ "Post-Revolutionary Executions till 12 August 1979" (PDF), Law And Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A report covering events within the seven month period following the Revolution of February 1979, Amnesty International, February 1980, p. 151
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