Manouchehr Azmoun

Manouchehr Azmoun (September 29, 1930 – April 9, 1979) was a member of the 24th National Assembly, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs in Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Cabinet, Governor of Fars in the cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar and then Minister of State in the Cabinet of Jafar Sharif Emami. He was executed on 9 April 1979.[1] He held a PhD in Political Economy and Social Sciences from the University of Cologne, Germany.

Manouchehr Azmoun
Minister of State in charge of Parliament
In office
27 August 1978 – 29 October 1978
Prime MinisterJafar Sharif-Emami
Governor of Fars Province
In office
7 August 1977 – 27 August 1978
Prime MinisterJamshid Amouzegar
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office
1 September 1973 – 7 August 1977
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveida
Personal details
Born(1930-09-29)29 September 1930
Died9 April 1979(1979-04-09) (aged 48)
Qasr Prison, Iran
Cause of deathExecution by Firing Squad
Political partyRastakhiz Party
EducationUniversity of Cologne

Arrest and execution

Azmoun was arrest in 7 November 1978 by the Shah order and he remain in Prison until 11 February 1979 when Bakhtiar resigned he was arrest again in 13 February 1979 by Khomeini order. he was charge in Corruption of the god he was executed in 9 April 1979 in Qasr Prison with Air Forces Chief, Amir Hossein Rabii, IV Department of Army director, Ali Mohammad Khajeh Nouri and policeman[2]

References
  1. www.dsi.co.ir (June 7, 2018). "منوچهر آزمون". www.iichs.ir. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. Branigin, William (1979-04-10). "Iran's Bloody Purge Continues as Courts Follow Khomeini Rule". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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