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Abolhassan Bani Sadr(1933-2021)

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Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Abolhassan Bani Sadr was the first President of Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His presidency was impeached a year after his inauguration after Bani Sadr criticized the Islamic government for violating the human rights of the people of Iran, and also criticized the many executions of the people who spoke out against the government.

After his impeachment Bani Sadr fled Iran and resided in Paris, France and has lived there to this day. Bani Sadr remained an active critic against the Islamic dictatorship in Iran, openly criticizing the human rights violations in the country. And to this day he has written many books about his homeland and in full detail describes the torment and suffering many innocent Iranian citizens experience at the hands of the government's personal guard, the Basij militia who are the loyal guards who answer only to the Supreme Leader himself and are ordered to "uphold Islamic law" in the country.
BornMarch 22, 1933
DiedOctober 9, 2021(88)
BornMarch 22, 1933
DiedOctober 9, 2021(88)
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Known for

The Maltese Double Cross (1994)
The Maltese Double Cross
8.0
  • Self - President of Iran 1979-1981
  • 1994
Anne-Claire Coudray in Le journal de 20 heures (1956)
Le journal de 20 heures
4.6
TV Series
  • Self
Son of the Revolution (2020)
Son of the Revolution
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Self
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party (2016)
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
7.1
  • Self - President of Iran, 1980-81(as Abolhassan Banisadr)
  • 2016

Credits

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  • Hostages (2022)
    Hostages
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2022
  • The Iran-Iraq War: A Tragedy That Changed History (2021)
    The Iran-Iraq War: A Tragedy That Changed History
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self
    • 2021
  • Mohammad Khatami and Abolhassan Bani Sadr in Divarkesh (2021)
    Divarkesh
    5.0
    • Self
    • 2021
  • Son of the Revolution (2020)
    Son of the Revolution
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Self
    • 2020
  • Embassy (2019)
    Embassy
    8.0
    • Self
    • 2019
  • Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party (2016)
    Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
    7.1
    • Self - President of Iran, 1980-81 (as Abolhassan Banisadr)
    • 2016
  • Iran & the West (2009)
    Iran & the West
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - President of Iran: 1980-81 (as Abolhassan Bani-Sadr)
    • 2009
  • Der Tod des Uwe Barschel - Skandal ohne Ende
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2007
  • Saddam Hussein: le procès que vous ne verrez pas
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2004
  • Turning Points of History (1997)
    Turning Points of History
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2004
  • As It Happened: America Held Hostage - 444 Days to Freedom (1998)
    As It Happened: America Held Hostage - 444 Days to Freedom
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Self - Iranian President
    • 1998
  • Reputations (1994)
    Reputations
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1996
  • Holy Crime (1994)
    Holy Crime
    7.1
    Short
    • Self
    • 1994
  • The Maltese Double Cross (1994)
    The Maltese Double Cross
    8.0
    • Self - President of Iran 1979-1981
    • 1994
  • Les 4 vérités (1987)
    Les 4 vérités
    3.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1994

Archive Footage



  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Secular Iranian Revolutionary (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Fidel Castro in Declassified (2004)
    Declassified
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2006
  • The Century (1999)
    The Century
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
  • Born
    • March 22, 1933
    • Hamadan, Iran
  • Died
    • October 9, 2021
    • Paris, France(long illness)
  • Spouse
    • Ozra HosseiniAugust 29, 1961 - October 9, 2021 (his death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He studied economics and finance at Sorbonne University in Paris and later taught there.

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