Jalaleddin Farsi

Jaleleddin Farsi (Persian: جلال‌الدین فارسی; born 1934) is an Iranian politician who held various posts in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Jalaleddin Farsi
Member of Iranian Parliament
In office
28 May 1984 – 28 May 1988
ConstituencyTehran, Rey and Shemiranat
Majority1,260,779 (54.6%)
Member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution
In office
15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979
ConstituencyKhorasan Province
Majority660,001 (62.1%)
Personal details
Born1934 (age 88–89)
Mashhad, Imperial Iran
Political partyIslamic Republican Party
Other political
affiliations		Islamic Coalition Party

Biography

Farsi was born in Mashhad in 1934.[1] During his studies at high school he met Ali Shariati and joined the movement supporting the Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.[1] He went to Iraq in 1955 where he was arrested by the authorities.[1] Following his release from the prison he settled in Syria.[1] Upon his return to Iran Farsi was arrested and imprisoned until October 1962.[1] Then he joined the Ruhollah Khomeini’s opposition movement and delivered many speeches against the Shah.[1] He left Iran and settled in Lebanon where he was trained in guerilla techniques.[2] He was a senior Islamic Coalition member and maintained ties to Fada'iyan-e Islam.[3] He served as a member of the parliament from 1984 to 1988. He was also elected to the 73-man Assembly of Experts for Constitution responsible for drafting the constitution in 1979.

Farsi belonged to the Islamic Republican Party's radical faction[2] and was its candidate for president in the 1980 election. However, he was replaced by Hassan Habibi after his Afghan origin was revealed (according to Article 115 of the constitution, president must be an Iranian citizen with Iranian origin).[4][3]

Murder case

In 1992, Farsi killed a farmer in Taleqan during an argument. Four years later he was reportedly sentenced to the death penalty by the court of law. The case has never been cleared up.[2][5]

References
  1. "Memoirs of Marzieh Hadidchi (Part 29)". Iranian Oral History. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. Sepehr Zabir (2012). The Left in Contemporary Iran (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-136-81263-7.
  3. Baqer Moin (1999). Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah. I.B.Tauris. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-85043-128-2.
  4. Adelkhah, Fariba (2015). The Thousand and One Borders of Iran: Travel and Identity. Iranian Studies. Vol. 27. Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-1317418979.
  5. "Iranian politician condemned to death", United Press International, 1 February 1996, retrieved 2 November 2017
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