Aziz Daneshrad
Aziz Daneshrad | |
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| Member of the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution | |
| In office 18 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 | |
| Constituency | Jewish community |
| Majority | 8,927 (99.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aziz Daneshrad-Kiyai 1920 Golpayegan, Iran |
| Died | 1991 (aged 70–71) |
| Political party | Tudeh Party of Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Aziz Daneshrad (Persian: عزیز دانشراد; 1920–1991)[1] also known as Gabay (Persian: گبای)[2] and Kiyai (Persian: کیائی)[1] was an Iranian Jewish political activist who represented Jews in the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution. His was a proponent of left-wing politics while also advocating ethnoreligious identity.[3]
Early life and education
Aziz Daneshrad-Kiyai was born in 1920 in
Political career
During the rule of Pahlavi dynasty, Daneshrad was a dissident associated with the Tudeh Party of Iran and he was imprisoned in the 1960s and the 1970s.[3][4]
He co-founded the Association of Jewish Iranian Intellectuals (Jame‘eh-ye rowshanfekran-e kalimi-ye Iran; abbreviated AJII) in 1978, a
After the
Personal life
Daneshrad married his paternal cousin, Aghdas, in 1944. The couple had three sons and two daughters.[2]
Accolades
National
Prime Medal of His Royal Highness[2]
Order of the Crown (Second Class)[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780815654322.
- ^ a b c d e "Presidents of the Tehran Jewish Association: Aziz Daneshrad "Gabay"", Research Studies Center of Iranian Jews, archived from the original on 2021-09-28, retrieved 2021-09-28
- ^ S2CID 143732194
- ^ Yashayaei, Haroun (12 November 2019), "Society of Jewish Intellectuals and Islamic Revolution of Iran: Interview with Haroun Yashayaei, One of the Founders", Iranian Oral History, interviewed by Mohammad Mehdi Moosakhan, translated by Ruhollah Golmoradi, Resistance Literature and Culture Researches and Studies Center
- ISBN 113942985X