Abdollah Riazi | |
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| 16th Speaker of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 5 August 1963 – 7 October 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Reza Hekmat |
| Succeeded by | Javad Saeed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Isfahan, Iran |
| Died | 11 April 1979 (aged 73–74)[1] Tehran, Iran[1] |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
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| Alma mater | Lycée Clemenceau[2] |
| Profession | Mathematician |
Abdollah Riazi (Persian: عبدالله ریاضی) was an Iranian politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran for almost 15 years during the Pahlavi dynasty.[3]
According to Ali Rahnema, Riazi was "one of permanent and trusted figures" in the establishment, thus "experienced and adept at political correctness".[4] Fakhreddin Azimi describes Riazi as having an "unquestioning deference toward the Shah", which "contrasted sharply with his disdainful attitude toward the deputies, whom he treated virtually as schoolchildren".[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
AIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 108. ISBN 1850431981.
- ^ a b Azimi, Fakhreddin (2008). Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule. Harvard University Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN 978-0674027787.
- ^ Rahnema, Ali (2011). Superstition as Ideology in Iranian Politics: From Majlesi to Ahmadinejad. Cambridge University Press. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-1-139-49562-2.