Mohammad Hashemi
| Mohammad Hashemi | |
|---|---|
 Hashemi in 2016 | |
| Born | Seyyed Mohammad Hashemi |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Amir Kabir University of Technology |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Masoumeh Ebtekar |
| Children | 2 |
| Spying career | |
| Allegiance | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Service | |
| Active | 1980–1989[1] |
Mohammad Hashemi (Persian: محمد هاشمی) is an Iranian businessman[2] and former intelligence officer. He was one of "the core group of leaders" of the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line involved in the Iran Hostage Crisis, the first deputy of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security for some years. From 2003 to 2004, when the venture went bankrupt, he was a developer of a proposed vacation resort on the Caspian Sea called Cham Paradise.[3] He is the husband of Masoumeh Ebtekar, another well-known Iranian and former spokesperson for the hostage takers.[4]
References and notes
- ↑ "Interview with Mohammad Hashemi", Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian)
- ↑ http://www.rferl.org/a/son-of-iranian-hostage-takers-schooled-by-great-satan/27300298.html
- ↑ Bowden, Mark, Guests of the Ayatollah, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006, pp. 620, 629
- ↑ 'Guests of the Ayatollah': Hostage takers explain their actions
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