Sadeq Amani | |
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Personal | |
Born | Mohammad Sadegh Amani c. 1930 |
Died | |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Iranian |
Denomination | Shi'a |
Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
Political party | Fada'iyan-e Islam |
Occupation | activist • politician |
Mohammad Sadeq Amani ( Persian: محمدصادق امانی) was an Iranian political activist. He was a member of both Fada'iyan-e Islam and the Islamic Coalition Party. [1] [2] [3] Amani was involved in the 1964 assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur, Prime Minister of Iran during the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi administration. He was later executed by the regime for his part in the assassination.
Born in 1930 in Tehran, Iran, Amani was an Iranian Shia Muslim who worked in the local market and was a student of theology. He was a Mujtahid (a person accepted as an original authority in Islamic law) and was known as a teacher of ethics.
In his youth, Amani joined the group of Fada'iyan-e Islam. He had a political tendency towards Navvab Safavi and Kashani. He was a founder and active member of the group Shi'ayan. [4] [5]
Sadeq Amani [6] [7] [8] [9] had a significant role [10] [11] [12] [13] in organizing the 1963 demonstrations in Iran and helped plan the 1964 assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur, the prime minister of the Shah. [14] Amani [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] was arrested after Mansur's assassination and was executed by the regime of the Shah on June 16, 1965. [20] [21] [22] [23]
Sadeq Amani | |
---|---|
Personal | |
Born | Mohammad Sadegh Amani c. 1930 |
Died | |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Iranian |
Denomination | Shi'a |
Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
Political party | Fada'iyan-e Islam |
Occupation | activist • politician |
Mohammad Sadeq Amani ( Persian: محمدصادق امانی) was an Iranian political activist. He was a member of both Fada'iyan-e Islam and the Islamic Coalition Party. [1] [2] [3] Amani was involved in the 1964 assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur, Prime Minister of Iran during the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi administration. He was later executed by the regime for his part in the assassination.
Born in 1930 in Tehran, Iran, Amani was an Iranian Shia Muslim who worked in the local market and was a student of theology. He was a Mujtahid (a person accepted as an original authority in Islamic law) and was known as a teacher of ethics.
In his youth, Amani joined the group of Fada'iyan-e Islam. He had a political tendency towards Navvab Safavi and Kashani. He was a founder and active member of the group Shi'ayan. [4] [5]
Sadeq Amani [6] [7] [8] [9] had a significant role [10] [11] [12] [13] in organizing the 1963 demonstrations in Iran and helped plan the 1964 assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur, the prime minister of the Shah. [14] Amani [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] was arrested after Mansur's assassination and was executed by the regime of the Shah on June 16, 1965. [20] [21] [22] [23]