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Fereydoun Mahdavi

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Fereydoun Mahdavi
Minister of Commerce
In office
1974–1976
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
Minister without portfolio for Sports
In office
1976–1978
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
Personal details
Born1932[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
Died2014 (aged 81–82)
Paris, France
Political partyResurgence Party (1975–78)[1]
Other political
affiliations
National Front (1960s)[1]
RelativesMehdi Samii[1]
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg[1]

Fereydoun Mahdavi (Persian: فریدون مهدوی) was an Iranian economist and politician.[1] From 1974 to 1978, he served in the cabinet under Amir-Abbas Hoveyda.[1]

During the 1960s, Mahdavi was a member of the opposition National Front (II), having been arrested during student protests and jailed as an anti-Shah political prisoner for less than a year.[1] In 1975, he joined the royalist Resurgence Party as a high-ranking member, which severely damaged his reputation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Milani, Abbas (2008). Eminent Persians: The Men and Women who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979. Vol. 1. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. pp. 205–212. ISBN 978-0815609070.
Party political offices
New title
Party established
Deputy Secretary-General of the Resurgence Party
1975–1976
Succeeded by