Jamshid Sharmahd

Jamshid Sharmahd
جمشید شارمهد
Sharmahd in 2019
Born(1955-03-23)23 March 1955
Tehran, Iran
Died28 October 2024(2024-10-28) (aged 69)
Tehran, Iran
Cause of deathExecution
Citizenship
  • Germany
  • Iran
EducationSoftware engineering, information technology
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • software engineer

Jamshid Sharmahd (Persian: جمشید شارمهد; 23 March 1955 – 28 October 2024) was a U.S.-based German-Iranian software engineer.[1][2] A permanent resident of the United States from 2003, Sharmahd had been targeted by the Iranian government for his connections to Tondar, an Iranian monarchist group engaging in violent attacks.[3] He was abducted by Iranian agents in a forced disappearance in 2020. In a 2023 trial condemned by Amnesty International, Germany, the United States, and the European Council, Sharmahd was sentenced to death. He was held in solitary confinement until his execution on 28 October 2024.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death for Songs Critical of Government". Rolling Stone (in German). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ https://jamestown.org/brief/iranian-monarchist-group-claims-responsibility-for-shiraz-mosque-attack/
  4. ^ "Iran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd". DW. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.