Davoud Hermidas-Bavand

Davoud Hermidas Bavand
داوود هرمیداس باوند
Spokesperson of National Front
In office
2007 – incumbent
Preceded by Parviz Varjavand
Personal details
Born 1934
Tehran, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Political party National Front
Alma mater American University
Tehran University

Davoud Hermidas-Bavand (born 1934 in Tehran) is an Iranian nationalist political scientist.

Bavand obtained with honors a bachelor's degree in law and political sciences from Tehran University in 1957. He left Iran in 1958 and he was conferred a doctorate in international relations by American University, Washington, D.C., in 1963.[1] He is member of leadership council and spokesperson of National Front of Iran.

Aseman newspaper case

Aseman (Sky), a reformist newspaper was shut because of an interview with Bavand after just one week of publication. The closure was done after Davoud Hermidas-Bavand described eye-for-an-eye punishment as "inhumane."[2] Aseman was aligned with the country’s new president Hassan Rouhani. Former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, had endorsed the paper in a letter published in its first edition, saying, “Whenever the space for life tightens; whenever the land dries up and is deprived of water,” people “lift their eyes to the sky to keep hope alive.”[3]

According to the Prosecutor's office, "The newspaper was banned for spreading lies and insulting Islam."[4]

Books

Notes

  1. ↑ Iran Daily - Panorama - 11/26/05
  2. ↑ Iran shuts reformist paper over comments on law Reuters
  3. ↑ Iran’s Judiciary Closes a New Pro-Government Newspaper NY times
  4. ↑ Iran shuts reformist paper over comments on law UK Reuters

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