Mohammad-Ali Amoui Explained

Mohammad-Ali Amoui
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Kermanshah, Iran
Apprehended:1954–1979; 1983–1995
Nationality:Iranian
Children:1 daughter
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Other Name:Dr. Tabrizi
Branch:Imperial Iranian Army
Rank:Captain
Alma Mater:Officers' School

Mohammad-Ali Amoui (Persian: محمدعلی عمویی) is an Iranian communist politician and former military officer.

Biography

He was a member of the Tudeh Military Network that was uncovered in 1954, for which he spent 25 years in prison until 1979.[1] Following the Iranian Revolution, he was released and became a member of the central committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran, before unsuccessfully running for an Assembly of Experts for Constitution seat from Tehran constituency. He was imprisoned again in 1983.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abrahamian. Ervand. 1999. Tortured Confessions: Prisons and Public Recantations in Modern Iran. University of California Press. 0520922905. 194.