Ahmad Madani
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Admiral Ahmad Madani born in Kerman
, Iranian politician, Commander of Iranian Navy (1979), Governor of the Khuzestan province (1979-80) and candidate in the first Iranian presidential election
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naval base in 1972, he was dismissed from the navy due to his anti-Shah political views.
Subsequently, he earned his PhD in law and taught political science and economy at Kerman
and Qazvin
universities in Iran until the Islamic Revolution
He became a candidate in the first Iranian presidential election but lost to Abolhassan Banisadr
.
He left Iran in 1980 and became the leader of The National Front of Iran and lived in the USA until he died in Colorado
on 12 February 2006.
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
, Iranian politician, Commander of Iranian Navy (1979), Governor of the Khuzestan province (1979-80) and candidate in the first Iranian presidential election
Iranian presidential election, 1980
The First Iranian presidential election was held on January 25, 1980.It was held one year after Iranian Revolution when the cabinet of Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan was resigned and Council of Islamic Revolution was in power. 96 candidates ran in this election.Abulhassan Banisadr was elect as...
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Before Islamic Revolution
He joined the Iranian Navy in 1950 and was sent for training to the United Kingdom. While being the commander of Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas
Bandar-Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās , also Romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Port Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on...
naval base in 1972, he was dismissed from the navy due to his anti-Shah political views.
Subsequently, he earned his PhD in law and taught political science and economy at Kerman
Kerman
- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
and Qazvin
Qazvin
Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families....
universities in Iran until the Islamic Revolution
After Islamic Revolution
After the revolution, he was defence minister for a short period before he was appointed as governor of Khuzestan. During this period he ended the separatist plots and crises in Khuzestan. He was also the Commander of Iranian Navy in 1979.He became a candidate in the first Iranian presidential election but lost to Abolhassan Banisadr
Abolhassan Banisadr
Abulhassan Banisadr is an Iranian politician, economist and human rights activist who served as the first President of Iran from 4 February 1980 after the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the abolition of the monarchy until his impeachment on 21 June 1981 by the Parliament of Iran...
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He left Iran in 1980 and became the leader of The National Front of Iran and lived in the USA until he died in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
on 12 February 2006.