Mehran Ghassemi | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1977 Shiraz, Iran |
| Died | January 9, 2008 (aged 30) |
| 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.
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)