Pioneer of secret struggle, shot generals, fatal mistake …

February is the anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Despite the fact that almost half a century has passed, interest in this tectonic event of the twentieth century has not diminished. In this connection, I decided to write articles about several important figures of that revolution. The third character is Ibrahim Yazdi, who served as foreign minister for a while in the Islamic Republic and later became a dissident.

He was born in 1931 in Qazvin. Its roots are in the city of Yazd in central Iran. His grandfather moved to Qazvin, which is closer to the region, to export the famous Yazd henna to the South Caucasus. When Ibrahim was six, his family moved to Tehran and he begins his education in the capital. After graduating from high school, he studied pharmacy and then a master’s degree in philosophy at Tehran University.

Like many who later took part in the Islamic Revolution, Ibrahim’s youth was a movement for the nationalization of Iranian oil. Milli The rule of the front leader Musaddiq and falls into the period of overthrow. These events are his political affects the meetings, the Shah’s regime snowjoins opposition activities. He wrote 1960 and or went to the United States in 1961 and at the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology food is studying industrial engineering. However, this specialty does not attract him much, so he keeps his education incomplete.

In 1961 Milli Well-known members of the front Mehdi Bazargan and Ayatollah Talagani left the organization and formed an organization called the Iranian Freedom Movement. Liberal, secular Milli Unlike the front, the IAEA aimed to build a democratic society in which Islamic rules would play an important role. Ibrahim Yazdi is also a member of IAA and Sadeq Gotbzade, Mustafa Chamran, together with Ali Shariati, creates the organization’s foreign office.

He wrote, Gotbzade and Chamran in recent years in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon and They often happen in Egypt. A mass called the “15 Hordad Uprising” in Iran protest trio after the forced suppression of shares and Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Moreover, Cuba and The example of Algeria encourages them to fight.

That’s it according to In 1964, in Egypt, “Unity and special organization of action ”(SAMA – Sazmane mexsuse ettehad and action). But soon their relationship with Nasir’s government deteriorated. Articles in Egyptian newspapers against Iran’s territorial integrity and incitement of Arabs in the southwest to separatism have prompted the organization to relocate its headquarters to Beirut.

After the six-day war, Lebanon’s relations with Iran also deteriorated and Although they were oppositionists, Yazdi was an Iranian citizen and friends had to leave Lebanon. In general, the SAMA project failed. Only Chamran has accumulated some military knowledge in the Palestinian camps here and This allowed him to build a brilliant but short-lived military career in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Returning to the United States, Yazdi enters Baylor Medical College. After graduating, Yazdi studied cancer with a doctorate in biochemistry, and his articles were published in scientific journals. He received US citizenship in 1971.

While living in the United States, America and Islamic Association of Muslim Students in Canada, USA and Establishes the Islamic Association of Muslim Doctors of Canada. He later founded the Islamic Society of Houston and becomes its first president. The establishment of the first mosque in Houston is also connected with the name of Yazdi.

It is not known when Dr. Yazdi’s first meeting with Khomeini took place, but in 1972 Khomeini appointed him envoy to the United States. In the 1970s, Yazdi often came to Najaf and meets with the exiled ayatollah. It is at this point that SAVAK, the Shah’s secret police, comes to his attention.

From Khomeini’s expulsion from Iraq in October 1978 and In France After settling, Yazdi also came to France and Together with Gotbzadeh, Benisadr became one of the Ayatollah’s closest aides. Modern-looking, western-educated, English and The presence of French-speaking people significantly improves Khomeini’s image in the Western media. Yazdi was one of those who accompanied the Ayatollah on a plane returning to Iran on February 1, 1979.

It is claimed that, Yazdi advises Khomeini to act as he did when the Prophet Muhammad conquered Mecca and to declare a general amnesty. Ayatollah Talaqani shares this view, but Khomeini denies it. Already on February 15, four generals – Nematolla Nasiri, Manuchohr Khosrovdad, Mehdi Rahimi and Rza To the officials of the Shah’s regime with the shooting of Naji snowrepressions began.

In the Provisional Government led by Mehdi Bazargan, Ibrahim Yazdi first met with Deputy Prime Minister, Karim Sanjabi. April After his resignation in January, he became Foreign Minister. He was distinguished among the ECHR members by his anti-Israel views. Currently celebrated in many countries and Yazdi was the author of the idea for the “Day of Jerusalem” attributed to Khomeini.

However, he was in favor of normal relations with Western countries. As early as February 14, when members of the leftist organization Fadayan-e Khalq seized the US embassy for the first time, they resolved the incident in a short time with the consent of Yazdi Khomeini. The young people who took over the embassy left 3 hours later.

When the same thing happened on November 4 (this time by Islamist students), Yazdi again appealed to Khomeini. and received permission to resolve the issue. But shortly afterwards, Khomeini appeared on television to support the capture of the “spy nest.” After that, the cabinet resigned and Yazdi’s activity in the government of the Islamic Republic ended with this.

Yazdi also considered the seizure of the US embassy in the following years a major mistake that led to Iran’s international isolation. He wrote: “Iraq’s attack on Iran was one of the consequences of taking diplomats hostage”. More than 30 years later, he thought so that, Iran is experiencing the consequences of that mistake.

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The first in the Islamic Republic in March 1980 parliament elections were held. Along with a number of IAA members in these elections, Ibrahim Yazdi also deputy was elected. After that, his political position is moving away from the position of power.

He is in power political repressions “Stalinist and anti-Islamist. Although he supported the government when the Iraq war broke out, he continued to support the war after the 1982 invasion. snowit turns out. IAA next parliament boycotted the elections.

IAH 1985 president in the elections of Mehdi Bazargan, 1989, 1993, 1997 and 20In 05, he nominated Ibrahim Yazdi, but each time the Council of Constitutional Guards did not allow him to run.

He became the leader of the Iranian Freedom Movement after the death of Mehdi Bazargan in 1995. Although not formally banned, the organization was constantly monitored and was marginalized because it was impossible to function normally.

It has a special place in the recent history of Iran 20During the events after the 09th elections, IAA protest Yazdi was arrested several times for supporting his actions. Each such event is from different parts of the world, as well as the founder of a time and Houston, where he was first president, is being protested by the Islamic Society.

Last time 2010Yazdi, who was arrested in October, was sentenced to eight years in prison, but was again placed under house arrest in April 2011 due to protests and ill health. O, 2013 and He supported Hassan Rouhani in the 2017 elections.

Abraham wrote heart, cancer and Although he suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, he was not allowed to leave the country. It was only in 2016 that the ban was lifted. However, due to his general poor health, he was unable to travel to the United States and underwent surgery in the Turkish city of Izmir. He died here in August 2017.

“Foreign colonialism and in the dark years of oppressive tyranny, the formation of a religious government and Dr. Yazdi was a pioneer of the struggle in academic circles at a time when the restoration of human dignity was inaccessible “– said in the obituary issued by the President of the Islamic Republic Rouhani.

Ibrahim Yazdi, who called the revolution “the victory of ignorance over oppression” in one of his last interviews, was buried in the Beheshti-Zahra cemetery. A few days later, his grave was attacked and his chest stone was broken.