Mohsen Sazegara | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1955 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Political party | National Coalition of Freedom-Seekers (2003)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Freedom Movement of Iran (1970s)[2] |
| Residence | United States |
| Occupation | Journalist and activist |
| Website | Sazegara.net |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1979 |
Mohsen Sazegara (Persian: محسن سازگارا; born 5 January 1955) is an Iranian journalist and pro-democracy political activist. He was the founder of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. He held several offices in the government of Mir Hossein Mousavi. He applied to become a candidate for President of Iran in the 2001 election but was declined.
His reformist policies clashed with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, eventually resulting in Sazegara's arrest in early 2003. Following his release in August 2003, he moved to the United Kingdom for medical attention. He currently resides in the United States.
- ^ "Chronology of Events in Iran, April 2003: Iranian dissident released on health grounds" (PDF). Agence France-Presse. April 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-06-20 – via UNCHR Ankara COI Team.
- ^ "Political life of Ebrahim Yazdi". Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-14.