Hassan Zia-Zarifi [SEP] date of birth
Hassan Zia-Zarifi
Hassan Zia-Zarifi (; 1939 – 1975) was an Iranian intellectual and one of the ideological founders of the communist guerrilla movement in Iran.
Hassan Zia-Zarifi was executed extrajudicially along with eight others while in prison in Tehran on April 18, 1975. The execution generated tremendous internal and foreign criticism against the increasingly oppressive government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and helped cement its reputation as a serious violator of human rights.
By the time of his execution, the small group Zia-Zarifi
Zarifi's political career ended abruptly. His political activity significantly influenced his younger brother, Hassan Zia-Zarifi, who went on to establish the ideological principles of leftist armed struggle in Iran and is considered one of the founders of the Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas. Hassan Zia-Zarifi's detention and extrajudicial execution in 1975 consumed much of Abolhassan's energy and placed him under constant supervision and suspicion during the Shah's reign.
Medical, Scientific and Philanthropic Work.
Abolhassan Zia-Zarifi began his public health career in