Abdollah Riazi

Abdollah Riazi
16th Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
In office
1963–1978
Preceded by Reza Hekmat
Succeeded by Javad Saeed
Personal details
Born 1905
Isfahan, Iran
Died 11 March 1979(1979-03-11) (aged 73–74)[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
Cause of death Execution by firing squad
Political party
Alma mater Lycée Clemenceau[2]
Profession Mathematician

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

Following the Iranian Revolution, he was arrested and faced three charges in the Islamic Revolutionary Court, including "corruption on earth", "collaborating with the omted 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

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 Azimi, Fakhreddin (2008). Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule. Harvard University Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN 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.
Assembly seats
Preceded by
Reza Hekmat		 Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
1963–1978		 Succeeded by
Javad Saeed



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