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Abdollah Riazi

Abdollah Riazi
16th Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
In office
5 August 1963 – 7 October 1978
Preceded byReza Hekmat
Succeeded byJavad Saeed
Personal details
Born1905
Isfahan, Iran
Died11 April 1979(1979-04-11) (aged 73–74)[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Political party
Alma materLycée Clemenceau[2]
ProfessionMathematician

Abdollah Riazi (Persian: عبدالله ریاضی) was an Iranian politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran for almost 15 years during the Pahlavi dynasty.[3]

According to Ali Rahnema, Riazi was "one of permanent and trusted figures" in the establishment, thus "experienced and adept at political correctness".[4] Fakhreddin Azimi describes Riazi as having an "unquestioning deference toward the Shah", which "contrasted sharply with his disdainful attitude toward the deputies, whom he treated virtually as schoolchildren".[3]

Parliamentary career

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In 1963, Abdollah Riazi became a candidate for the 21st Parliament and was elected as the top deputy from Tehran.

He was then elected as member of the executive committee and Speaker of the Majles (Parliament or Congress) for the first time.

He remained Speaker of the Parliament in the 22nd and 23rd term, for three consecutive full four year terms or 12 years. In the 24th term he served as Speaker in the beginning of the term, but was succeeded by Javad Saeed.[5]

Death

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Following the Iranian Revolution, he was arrested and faced three charges in the Islamic Revolutionary Court, including "corruption on earth", "collaborating with the former regime and trying to re-establish the Shah's idolatrous rule over the weak and defenceless people" and "treason"; eventually leading to execution.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Post-Revolutionary Executions till 12 August 1979", Law And Human Rights in The Islamic Republic of Iran: A report covering events within the seven month period following the Revolution of February 1979 (PDF), Amnesty International, February 1980, p. 145
  2. ^ Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 108. ISBN 1850431981.
  3. ^ a b Azimi, Fakhreddin (2008). Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule. Harvard University Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN 978-0674027787.
  4. ^ Rahnema, Ali (2011). Superstition as Ideology in Iranian Politics: From Majlesi to Ahmadinejad. Cambridge University Press. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-1-139-49562-2.
  5. ^ Agheli, Bagher "Biography of Current Political and Military Leaders of Iran", Volume 2
Assembly seats
Preceded by Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
1963–1978 		Succeeded by