Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani

Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani
Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani
Minister of Education
	In office; 22 November 1978 – 16 January 1979
Prime Minister	Gholam-Reza Azhari
Preceded by	Kamal Habibollahi (Acting)
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Amin Riahi
Minister of Information and Tourism
	In office; 16 September 1978 – 6 November 1978
Prime Minister	Jafar Sharif-Emami
Preceded by	Daryoush Homayoun
Succeeded by	Abolhassan Sa'adatmand
Member of the Parliament
	In office; 8 September 1975 – 16 September 1978
Constituency	Tehran
	In office; 6 October 1967 – 31 August 1971
Constituency	Mahabad
Personal details
Born	31 December 1927; Tehran, Iran
Died	8 May 1979 (aged 51); Tehran, Iran
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Political party	Resurgence Party (1975–1978); Pan-Iranist Party (1947–1975);
Alma mater	University of Tehran

Mohammad Reza "Ajir" Ameli Tehrani (Persian: محمدرضا عاملی تهرانی‎) was an Iranian physician and pan-Iranist politician. He served as a minister in the cabinets of Jafar Sharif-Emami and Gholam-Reza Azhari. He was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, and subsequently executed on 8 May 1979.[1]

Early life and education

Ameli was born in 1927.[2] He graduated from the University of Tehran's Medical College. Then he completed his residency specializing in anesthesiology. He began working at the University’s Medical College faculty.[2]

Trial and execution

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Tehran found Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani, as well as 20 other individuals, “corruptor on earth” and condemned him to death. These 21 persons were executed by a firing squad in Tehran on 8 May 1979.[1][3]

References

"21 Shah officials executed in Iran". Toledo Blade. 8 May 1979. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
"The Anniversary of Dr. Mohammed Reza Ameli Tehrani's Martyrdom". Rozaneh Magazine. May–June 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
"Post-Revolutionary Executions till 12 August 1979", Law And Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A report covering events within the seven month period following the Revolution of February 1979 (PDF), Amnesty International, February 1980, p. 151

Party political offices
Preceded by Fereydoun Mahdavi	Deputy Secretary-General of the Resurgence Party 1976–1977	Succeeded by Dariush Homayoon

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[tblade-1] "21 Shah officials executed in Iran". Toledo Blade. 8 May 1979. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

[rozaneh-2] "The Anniversary of Dr. Mohammed Reza Ameli Tehrani's Martyrdom". Rozaneh Magazine. May–June 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

[3] "Post-Revolutionary Executions till 12 August 1979", Law And Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A report covering events within the seven month period following the Revolution of February 1979 (PDF), Amnesty International, February 1980, p. 151