Mehran Ghassemi
| Mehran Ghassemi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 8, 1977 Shiraz, Iran |
| Died |
January 9, 2008 (aged 30) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Translator and journalist. |
Mehran Ghassemi (Persian: مهران قاسمی) (April 8, 1977 – January 9, 2008) was an Iranian journalist. He was an expert on Iranian Nuclear Dossier and Foreign Policy and published hundreds of articles in Iranian newspapers.[1]
Early years
Ghassemi was working as the Editor of International Affairs Desk of Etemad-e Melli, a pro-reform daily named after a party established by the former reformist speaker of parliament, Mehdi Karrubi.[2]
He was a critic of the conservative policies of the government led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
During the 2005 Iranian presidential election, Ghassemi was the editor-in-chief of Aftab News, a news website which promoted Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and criticized his rivals. The site was famous for its criticisms of the right-wing and fundamentalist movements.
Death
He died January 9, 2008, at home in Tehran, at age 30, from heart failure and was laid to rest in Tehran cemetery (Behesht-e Zahra) in the “journalists” section (Ghet'ey-e Ashaab-e-Rasaaneh).[3]
Books
- Kimiâ Xâtoun, Sâles publication
- Felestin, na solh, na sâzesh
References
External links
- Ghassemi's Blog
- On Ghassemi's death by Ata'ollah Mohajerani
- Mehran Ghassemi interviews Sasan Fayazmanesh (chair of the Department of Economics at California State University, Fresno)