Alireza Nabdel Explained

Alireza Nabdel (Persian: علیرضا نابدل, Azerbaijani: Əlirza Nabdil Oxtay; born 1944 in Tabriz; died 1971 in Tehran) was an Iranian Azerbaijani poet, teacher, social critic and a leftist activist.

He was among the primary founders of Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas. He was a friend of Samad Behrangi and composed a popular song about him, after his death in the Araz river. Nabdel composed other Azerbaijani folklore songs which were popular among the leftist activists, specially guerillas in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote several critical works on social issues, including one on the Azerbaijani National Question in Iran.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Shaffer, Brenda. Borders and Brethren: Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijani Identity. MIT Press. 2002. Cambridge, MA.
2. Web site: Translation of Comrade Poulad’s speech. www.siahkal.com. 2017-03-05.
3. Book: Vahabzadeh, Peyman. Guerilla Odyssey: Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and the Fadai Period of National Liberation in Iran, 1971-1979. Syracuse University Press. 2010.
4. Book: Behrouz, Maziar. Rebels With A Cause: The Failure of the Left in Iran. I. B. Tauris Publishers. 2000.