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Ebrahim Karimabadi

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Ebrahim Karimabadi
Born1917[1]
Diedc. 1980 (aged 62–63)
NationalityIranian
Political partyNational Front

Ebrahim Karimabadi (Persian: ابراهیم کریم‌آبادی) was an Iranian lawyer, journalist, and café owner.[1]

He held a bachelor of law from University of Tehran and started his career in journalism in 1946.[1] He owned a daily called Asnaf (lit.'Guilds') and served as the director of another daily, Mashrutiyat (lit.'Constitutionalism').[1] Karimabadi was head of the cafee- and teahouse owners' guild, and mobilized them in support of the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh.[2] Along with Mohammad-Hassan Shamshiri, he was among the major bazaari leaders in the National Front.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Iran Who's who, vol. 3, Echo of Iran, 1976, p. 245
  2. ^ a b Gasiorowski, Mark J.; Byrne, Malcolm (2004). Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran. Syracuse University Press. p. 29. ISBN 0815630182.