Ehsan Tabari

Ehsan Tabari (Persian: احسان طبری; 8 February 1917 – 29 April 1989) was an Iranian philosopher, poet, and a literary figure who contributed to the modernization of literature and cultural debates in twentieth century Iran. He also promoted the study of Marxist philosophy in the country. A founding member and theoretician of the Tudeh Party of Iran, he participated actively in its political activities, which advocated social reform and economic equality.

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Ehsan Tabari
احسان طبری
Tabari in 1979
Born	(1917-02-08)8 February 1917 Sari, Sublime State of Iran
Died	29 April 1989(1989-04-29) (aged 72) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Tudeh Party

Tabari was born in 1917 in Sari, Qajar Iran. He was fluent in eight languages and was known for his work in writing, translating poetry, and conducting research in linguistics.

He returned to Iran in 1979 after the Iranian Revolution overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah. In 1983, he was arrested along with other leaders of the Tudeh Party of Iran. In May 1984, after being subjected to severe physical and psychological torture in prison, including months of solitary confinement and without access to legal representation, the Islamic Republic of Iran presented a broken man to the public, claiming that Tabari had "converted to Islam."

Doubt about the sincerity of Tabari’s conversion persisted, as after giving a confessional speech to other political prisoners at Evin Prison, he was asked by the prison warden “to deny outright the rumor that he had cast himself into the role of a Galileo.” Tabari gave a “long, convoluted response” instead of a clear denial, and after his “confession,” he remained “not only incarcerated but also in total isolation – even from his own family.”^[1]

Tabari died on 29 April 1989 of kidney and heart failure while under house arrest in Tehran.

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