Abbas Abdi
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Abdi in 2016
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| Born |
1 October 1956 Tehran, Iran |
| Residence | Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Amir Kabir University |
| Occupation | Journalist, Social researcher, Human rights activist |
| Known for | Editor-in-chief of Salam newspaper |
| Political party | Islamic Iran Participation Front |
Abbas Abdi 
pronunciation /ɑːˈboʊseɪ ɑːbˈdiː/ (born 1 October 1956) is one of Iran's most influential reformists, journalist, self-taught sociologist and social activist.
Abdi was born in 1956. He studied Polymer engineering at Tehran Polytechnic. He was a member of editorial board of the daily Salam. Abdi is a member of central council of Iran Participation Front.
He was the first person to storm the United States embassy in Tehran, along with other students, during the early years of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. In the following years, he became a critic of the political establishment of Iran. In 1993, he was imprisoned for eight months due to his critical writings in the reformist daily, Salam. He was a supporter of President Mohammad Khatami's reform plans, and one of the most influential figures in the reformist camp after 1997. He ran into legal trouble after the Iran student protests, July 1999 following the invasion of Tehran University dormatories, in which the police attacked the dormitory of the university because of student protests following Abdi's article in Salam.
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