Davud Monshizadeh
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Davud Monshizadeh (1914–1989) (an Iranian azeri) was one of the principal founders of Sumka (the "Iranian National Socialist Workers Party").
Background
Monshizadeh helped form the Sumka in 1952. He was a former SS member and a professor at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich and was deeply influenced by Jose Ortega y Gasset's philosophy, even translating many of his books (which he hoped would serve as founding principles for the party), from Spanish to Persian. Monshizadeh would later serve as a Professor of Persian Studies at Alexandria University. Monshizadeh was known as an admirer of Hitler and aped many of the ways of the Nazi Party (such as their militarism and salute), as well as attempting to approximate Hitler's physical appearance.
Chronology
- 1938 - Started his studies in Germany
- 1939 - Monshizadeh and Bahram Shahrokh (the future Iranian Propaganda Director) started working for the Persian program of Nazi Germany’s Deutsche Radio.
- 1940 - He started writing articles for Das Reich, the official newspaper of the German National Socialist party
- 1941 - He worked with various organizations in Nazi Germany
- 1943 - Achieved his doctorate in philosophy and literature
- 1945 - During the Battle of Berlin, he fought as a member of the Nazi Foreign Legion. He was injured and hospitalized (off and on) till 1947.
- 1947 - Taught Iranology and Persian language in University of Munich
- 1950 - He started teaching Persian in Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
- 1952 - Along with Manouchehr Amir Mokri and Hussein Zarabi, he established Sumka, which played a role against oil nationalization in Iran.
- 1953 - Monshizadeh was “Unofficially Exiled” to Europe by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.