Nasser Yeganeh
Nasser Yeganeh ناصر یگانه | |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Beheshti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1921 Qazvin, Iran |
| Died | November 15, 1993 (aged 72) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Political party | New Iran Party (1964-1975) Rastakhiz Party (1975-1979) |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran (LL.B.) Sorbonne (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Judge |
Nasser Yeganeh (4 June 1921 – 15 November 1993[1]) was an Iranian jurist, politician and statesman. He was previously Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the head of the Iranian judiciary, brought in during Amir-Abbas Hoveyda's tenure.
Yeganeh served as Majles Deputy, 1963; Minister of State, 1963-1971; Senator, 1971-1974; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Iran, 1975-1979.[2]
Education
Yeganeh attended primary and secondary school in Qazvin before going to the University of Tehran where he received a Bachelor of Laws. He then went to France to pursue a PhD in Public Law from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Following his graduation, Yeganeh traveled to the United States where he studied the American judicial system.[3]
Death
Yeganeh fled to the United States following the Iranian revolution and on 15 November, 1993 committed suicide on his boat in Washington, D.C..[4]
References
- ^ http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/customsearchresults.asp?LDS=3&last_name=Yeganeh
- ^ http://fis-iran.org/en/oralhistory/Yeganeh-Naser
- ^ http://rasekhoon.net/Mashahir/show-120152.aspx
- ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VsCJK-c87oQC&pg=PA154&lpg=PA154&dq=Nasser+Yeganeh&source=bl&ots=C4ckcC_flt&sig=wKhutvJculd-W4ByCxlFodkf85I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=y417T_qeNom90QWG4ryQCQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Nasser%20Yeganeh&f=false