Gholam-Ali Farivar
Gholam-Ali Farivar (Persian: غلامعلی فریور) was an Iranian engineer and politician.
Gholam-Ali Farivar | |
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| Ambassador of Iran to Switzerland | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Minister of Industries | |
| In office 1961–1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Amini |
| Member of the Parliament | |
| In office 7 March 1944 – 12 March 1946 | |
| Constituency | Tehran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gholam-Ali Farivar Tehrani[1] 1905/1906 Bandar-e Anzali, Iran |
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| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Early life and education
Farivar was born in 1905[2] or 1906 in a middle-class family in Enzeli, Gilan Province.[3] He studied engineering at University of Paris.[3]
Career
He was one of the early leaders of Iran Party,[3] having previously been a member of the Comrades Party's central committee.[4] In the 1944 Iranian legislative election, he was elected to the parliament along with five other fellow members of Iran Party.[3] He was among figures who played a role in establishment of the United Front of Progressive Parties, a coalition including the communist Tudeh Party of Iran.[5]
He served as industry minister in the cabinet of Ali Amini.[6] For some time, he was also chairman of board of directors of Mortgage Bank of Iran, as well as an advisor to the Ministry of Commerce.[2]
After the Iranian Revolution, Farivar was appointed as the ambassador to Switzerland.[1]
References
- Middle East Economic Digest, 23, 1979, p. 23
- Iran Who's who, 3, Echo of Iran, 1976, p. 161
- Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
- Elwell-Sutton, L. P. (January 1949). "Political Parties in Iran 1941-1948". Middle East Journal. Middle East Institute. 3 (1): 45–62. JSTOR 4322041.
- Haddad Adel, Gholamali; Elmi, Mohammad Jafar; Taromi-Rad, Hassan (31 August 2012). "Iran Party". Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. EWI Press. p. 146. ISBN 9781908433022.
- "Presse- und Informationsamt", Bulletin des Presse- und Informationsamtes der Bundesregierung (in German), Deutscher Bundes-Verlag, 1962, p. 321
- "Interview with Farivar, Gholam-Ali: Tape 01". Iranian Oral History Project (Interview). Interviewed by Zia Sedghi. Middle Eastern Division, Widener Library, Harvard University. 12 June 1984. Archived from the original (Audiocassettes) on 17 March 2020.