Javad Saeed
Javad Saeed (Persian: جواد سعید) was an Iranian politician who served as the last Speaker of the Parliament of Iran during Pahlavi dynasty, and was the last secretary-general of the ruling Resurgence Party.[3] He represented Sari in the parliament.[4] He resigned from the post of secretary-general of the Resurgence Party on 2 October 1978.[5]
Javad Saeed | |
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| 17th Speaker of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 7 October 1978 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Abdollah Riazi |
| Succeeded by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Member of Regency Council | |
| In office 13 January 1979 – 22 January 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
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| Born | c. 1923 or 1924[1] Sari, Pahlavi Iran |
| Died | 8 May 1979[2] (aged 55)[1] Tehran, Iran[2] |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad[1] |
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Saeed was appointed as a member of the Regency Council in 1979[6] and following the revolution, he was arrested and faced seven charges in the Islamic Revolutionary Court, including corruption on earth, war on God and on prophet, insulting the religion, massacre of innocent people, physical torture and procuring; eventually leading to his execution.[2]
References
- Javad Sa'id, Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation, February 1980
- "Post-Revolutionary Executions till 12 August 1979" (PDF), 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, Amnesty International, February 1980, p. 151
- Elizabeth Collard (1979), "Iran", MEED, Economic East Economic Digest Ltd, 23: 17
- Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, Echo of Iran, 1970, p. 88
- Mehrzad Boroujerdi; Kourosh Rahimkhani (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran. A Political Handbook. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0815635741.
- Sepehr Zabir (2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5.
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