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Iranian politician and academic (1899–1951) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdul Hamid Zangeneh (1899–1951; Persian: عبدالحمید زنگنه) was an Iranian scholar. He served as the minister of education from December 1948 to March 1950. He was assassinated by a member of the Fada'iyan-e Islam in March 1951.
Abdul Hamid Zangeneh | |
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عبدالحمید زنگنه | |
Minister of Education | |
In office December 1948 – March 1950 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1899 Kermanshah, Qajar Iran |
Died | 25 March 1951 (aged 51–52) Tehran, Pahlavi Iran |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Occupation | Academic |
Zangeneh was born in Kermanshah in 1899.[1] He obtained a degree in law and political science in Tehran.[1] He received a PhD in law and economics in Paris in 1929, and his thesis was about the oil economy.[1]
Following his return to Iran in 1935 Zangeneh was employed in the Ministry of Education.[1] He became a professor at the law school of the University of Tehran of which he served as the dean.[1][2] He was co-editor of the newspaper Iran Javan.[1] Zangeneh represented Kermanshah in the 14th term of the Majlis.[1] In the period between December 1948 and March 1950 he served as the minister of education.[1] He became a member of the central committee of the Socialist Party which was established by Sardar Fakhir Hikmat in July 1949.[1]
Zanganeh was assassinated by a student in front of Tehran University on 19 March 1951 and was badly wounded in the back.[3][4] He died on 25 March.[5] The murderer was Nosratollah Ghumi, a member of the radical group Fada'iyan-e Islam.[6]
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