Saeed Laylaz

Saeed Laylaz
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Economist, journalist
EmployerShahid Beheshti University
Known for2009 imprisonment
Political partyExecutives of Construction Party
SpouseSepehrnaz Panahi
Children2

Saeed Laylaz[1] (Persian: سعید لیلاز) is an Iranian economist, journalist, and a former advisor to President Mohammad Khatami.[2] Laylaz was a pro-reform critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was arrested as part of a general crackdown during the 2009–2010 Iranian election protests; his newspaper, the business daily Sarmayeh, was banned by government censors in November 2009.[3] He is a professor at Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University.[4]

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  2. ^ "Saeed Laylaz". The Guardian. London. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ Fredrik Dahl (2 November 2009). "Iran bans pro-reform business daily". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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