Ebrahim Yazdi
| Ebrahim Yazdi | |
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Yazdi in 1979
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| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984 |
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| Constituency | Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat |
| Majority | 1,128,304 (52.9%) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran | |
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In office 12 April 1979 – 12 November 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Preceded by | Karim Sanjabi |
| Succeeded by | Abulhassan Banisadr |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Revolutionary Affairs | |
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In office 13 February 1979 – 12 April 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Succeeded by | Mostafa Chamran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1931 (age 85) Qazvin, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Freedom Movement of Iran |
| Alma mater |
University of Tehran Baylor University |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Ebrahim Yazdi (Persian: ابراهیم یزدی; born September 1931) is an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan, until his resignation in November 1979, in protest at the Iran hostage crisis. From 1995 to 2011, he headed the Freedom Movement of Iran, which is considered an "illegal party" by factions within the Iranian government. The stated goals of the Freedom Movement include guarding against abuses of the constitution and abuses of civil rights, expanding opportunities for the growth of democracy and a multi-party system, as well as safeguarding economic, social and cultural rights for all Iranians.
Yazdi was born in Qazvin in 1931. He studied pharmacology at the University of Tehran. Then he received a master's degree in philosophy again from the University of Tehran.
After the military coup of 1953, which deposed the government of Mohammad Mossadegh, Yazdi joined the underground National Resistance Movement of Iran, and was active in this organization from 1953 to 1960. This organization opposed to the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Yazdi traveled to the United States in 1961 to continue his education and in the US, continued his involvement in political activities against the Shah.
He was cofounder of the Freedom Movement of Iran, Abroad, along with Mostafa Chamran, Ali Shariati, and Sadegh Qotbzadeh in 1961. They were all part of the radical external wing of the group. In 1963, Yazdi, Chamran and Ghotbzadeh went to Egypt and met the authorities to establish an anti-Shah organization in the country, which was later called SAMA, special organization for unity and action. Chamran was chosen as its military head before returning to the US. In 1966, Yazdi moved headquarters of SAMA to Beirut. In 1967, he enrolled at Baylor University and received a PhD in biochemistry.
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