Mard-i Imruz

Mard-i Imruz (Persian: مرد امروز, lit. 'The Man of Today') was a Persian language weekly newspaper which was in circulation between 1942 and 1948. It was based in Tehran, Iran. The paper was among the opposition publications of the period.

Mard-i Imruz

Type	Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)	Mohammad Masud
Founded	20 August 1942
Language	Persian
Ceased publication	14 February 1948
Headquarters	Tehran
Country	Iran
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History and profile

Mard-i Imruz was established by Mohammad Masud who was the license holder,^[1] and the first issue appeared on 20 August 1942.^[2] The paper was headquartered in Tehran.^[2] It was subject to frequent bans due to its critical approach towards the Iranian government and its tendency to make blackmail to the rich.^[1][3] One of the contributors was Hossein Fatemi, future foreign minister.^[4] Political cartoons were regularly used in the paper to express its opposition to the authorities.^[5]

In 1943 Mard-i Imruz was made the official organ of the Paikar Party and involved in the establishment of the Independent Front in 1944.^[1] Next year in October the license of the paper was revoked which was renewed in April 1946.^[1] Then the paper stopped its attacks against the authorities until March 1947 when the harsh criticisms of the paper appeared again.^[1] Then Masud was arrested, and Mard-i Imruz was closed down for two weeks.^[1] In October 1947 Masud publicly argued in the paper that Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam should be murdered due to the oil concession deal with the Soviet Union.^[1] The paper ceased publication on 14 February 1948^[2] the day after the assassination of Mohammad Masud.^[5]

Legacy

Hossein Fatemi launched his daily newspaper, Bakhtar-e Emruz, to succeed Mard-i Imruz.^[4]