Abbas Hajari
Iranian communist and military officer
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Abbas Hajari (Persian: عباس حجری) was an Iranian communist and military officer.
Abbas Hajari | |
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Hajari in 1979 | |
| Born | Abbas Hajari-Bajestani[1] 21 September 1922 |
| Died | 1988 (aged 65–66) [2] |
Political party | Tudeh Party |
Date apprehended | 1954–1978; 1983–1988 |
| Military career | |
| Education | Officers' School[2] |
Branch | Imperial Iranian Army |
He was member of the Tudeh Military Network that was uncovered in 1954, as a result he spent 25 years in prison until 1978.[2] After the Iranian Revolution, he ran for an Assembly of Experts for Constitution seat from Tehran constituency.[3] He was Secretariat-in-charge of Tehran provincial committee.[4]
In 1983, he was arrested by the Islamic Republic government and was put on trial.[4] Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, cites his name among the victims of 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.[1]
