Fereydoun Keshavarz
Appearance
Fereydoun Keshavarz | |
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 1 August 1946 – 16 October 1946 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmad Qavam |
Member of Parliament of Iran | |
In office 7 March 1944 – 12 March 1946 | |
Constituency | Anzali Port |
Personal details | |
Born | Anzali Port, Persia | 31 August 1907
Died | 6 October 2006 Switzerland | (aged 99)
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Tudeh Party (1941–1958) |
Spouse | Khadijeh Keshavarz[1] |
Alma mater | University of Toulouse |
Fereydoun Keshavarz (Persian: فریدون کشاورز; 1907–2006) was an Iranian physician and communist politician.
Early life and education
The son of a merchant from Gilan who had taken part in the Constitutional Revolution, Keshavarz studied in Dar ul-Funun before going to study medicine in France. He taught at University of Tehran after he returned to Iran.[2]
Career
Keshavarz entered politics in 1941, and joined Tudeh Party of Iran three months after its creation.[2] A leading member of the party, he was elected to its first central committee and served as the party's parliamentary spokesperson.[3] In the summer of 1946 he was named a minister in Qavam's coalition cabinet.[4] He broke away from the party in 1958.[5]
References
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. p. 335. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- ^ a b Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 287–288. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. p. 406. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. p. 303. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. p. 249. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.