Amir Mirza Hekmati
| Amir Hekmati | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Amir Mirza Hekmati |
| Born |
July 28, 1983 Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/ |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 2001–2005 |
| Rank |
 Sergeant
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| Unit | 1st Marine Division |
| Commands held | 2nd Bn 4th Marine Regiment "The Magnificent Bastards" |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Combat Action Ribbon Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
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| Relations | Behnaz Hekmati (mother) Ali Hekmati (father) Sarah Hekmati (sister) |
| Other work |
BAE Systems Kuma Reality Games Lucid Linguistics, LLC |
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Amir Mirza Hekmati (Persian: امیر میرزا حکمتی; born July 28, 1983) is a former United States Marine who was arrested in August 2011 for allegedly spying for the CIA in Iran. On 9 January 2012, he was sentenced to death for the charges. On 5 March 2012, the Iranian Supreme Court overturned the death sentence and ordered a retrial, saying the verdict against Hekmati was "not complete". On January 16, 2016, Hekmati was released and allowed to leave Iran as part of a prisoner trade between the U.S. and Iran. He returned to the United States on January 21, 2016. He sued the Government of Iran on May 11, 2016. He received a default judgment of $63 million on October 3, 2017.
Hekmati was born in Flagstaff, Arizona, on July 27, 1983; he has a twin sister, Leila. Hekmati's parents, Ali and Behnaz Hekmati, left Iran in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution and settled in Arizona, where Ali Hekmati finished a Ph.D. in microbiology.
The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and spent several years there before moving to Michigan, where Hekmati's father accepted a position as professor of microbiology at Mott Community College in Flint. The family lived in Flint and later Flint Township.
Hekmati attended Carman-Ainsworth High School before transferring to Flint Central High School for his last two years of high school; he graduated in 2001. In August 2001, Hekmati enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Amir completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Michigan.
Hekmati served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 20 August 2001 to 19 August 2005, when he was discharged as a Sergeant. Hekmati completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, followed by the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, California, where he trained as a rifleman. Amir also graduated from the Defense Language Institute having completed the Arabic Language course. He was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon while deployed as a rifleman, and translator in Iraq, but he received no military intelligence training.
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