Morteza Yazdi

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Morteza Yazdi
Minister of Health
In office
1 August 1946 – 16 October 1946
Prime MinisterAhmad Qavam
Personal details
Born1907
Tudeh Party (1941–1954)
Other political
affiliations		Communist Party
RelativesEbrahim Hakimi (foster father)
Alma materBerlin University

Morteza Yazdi (

communist
politician.

Early life and education

Yazdi was born into a senior clerical family in 1907 in

Berlin University,[1] and was associated with Taqi Arani during his presence in Berlin.[4] Following his return to Iran, he became involved with the Communist Party of Persia and subsequently was arrested as one of "The Fifty-Three".[1]

Career

Yazdi was among co-founders of the Tudeh Party of Iran in 1941.[5] Then he became a member of the party's central council,[6] and belonged to the party's moderate faction.[7]

He ran for a

Tehran seat in the 1944 parliamentary election to no avail, garnering 4,719 out of some 41,000 votes (about 11.5%).[6]

Yazdi was named as the health minister in the Coalition government of Ahmad Qavam in 1946.[8] In 1949, he was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment after the party was banned.[9]

In 1954, he was arrested again, and he was sentenced to death for his activities;[3] however, his punishment was reduced to imprisonment. After his release, he was no longer active within the party though he remained on friendly terms with them as late as 1979.[3]

References

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  4. ISBN 978-3-319-97837-6
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    ISBN 978-0-8156-2343-4
  7. ISBN 0815630182
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  8. ISBN 978-0-8156-2343-4
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