Dariush Homayoon
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Dariush Homayoun | |
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Minister of Information and Tourism | |
In office 7 August 1977 – 16 September 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Jamshid Amouzegar |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Tehrani |
Personal details | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 27 September 1928
Died | 28 January 2011 Geneva, Switzerland | (aged 82)
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Spouse | Homa Zahedi |
Daryoush Homayoun (Persian: داریوش همایون; 1928 – 2011) was an Iranian journalist, author, intellectual, and politician. He was the Minister of Information and Tourism in the cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar, founder of the daily newspaper Ayandegan, and one-time high-ranking member of the Rastakhiz party. In exile, he became one of the founders of the Constitutionalist Party of Iran. He was famous for his analytical writings and largely impartial assessment of history. His outspoken manner, criticizing the Islamic Republic with harsh tones, but also directing his criticism at the Pahlavi policies, earned him the respect of many, while at the same time creating many enemies. He was one of the most influential Iranian opposition leaders in exile.
Youth
Homayoun was born in
Journalistic and political career
In the years following 1953, Homayoun finished his university studies, obtaining a doctorate in political science from the University of Tehran. After completing his Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, he took on the role of a field consultant in Asia for the New York office of the Franklin Book Programs. During this time, he conducted surveys to assess the distribution challenges in Malaysia and Indonesia.[1]
He worked at the Iranian daily
Exile
In exile, Homayoun, was an influential political analyst, writer, and opposition leader. In the nineties he initiated and helped create the Constitutionalist Party of Iran, a political party seeking to establish a liberal democratic Iran.
Personal life and death
Daryoush Homayoun was married to Homa Zahedi, sister of Ardeshir Zahedi.[3] He died on 28 January 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland at the age of 82.
References
- ^ Ganjavi, Mahdi. Education and the Cultural Cold War in the Middle East. I.B.Tauris, 2023
- ^ Phillippe Dopoulos (8 November 1978). "Iran arrests 35 former officials". Tampa Bay Times. Tehran. Associated Press. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Tehran Is Calm". The Washington Post. 8 November 1978. Retrieved 4 September 2023.