Abdolali Lotfi

Abdolali Lotfi
Minister of Justice
In office
21 July 1952 – 19 August 1953
Prime MinisterMohammad Mosaddegh
Personal details
Born1880
Amol, Iran
Died1956
Tehran, Iran
Political partyDemocrat Party
Iran Party

Abdolali Lotfi, also known as Sheikh Abdolali Khan, (23 January 1880–15 September 1956) was an Iranian politician and judge. He was the minister of justice in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Lotfi also served as the chief of the general inspection office.[1][2][3]

Just before the coup d'état in 1953 the Western publications, including Newsweek, reported that Lotfi was one of communists who were dangerous threats for Iran.[4] The other cabinet members who were also regarded as communist threats were Mehdi Azar and Hossein Fatemi.[4] On 2 September 1953 Lotfi and Mehdi Azar were arrested by the military governorate.[5] Lotfi was sentenced to prison terms.[6] After being released from the prison Lotfi was attacked by the anti-Mosaddegh groups and died following the incident.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Iranian: 1979 revolution, provisional government
  2. ^ Interregnum "1941–53"
  3. ^ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954, Iran, 1951–1954 - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Ervand Abrahamian (Summer 2001). "The 1953 Coup in Iran". Science and Society. 65 (2): 204. JSTOR 40403895.
  5. ^ "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". Middle East Journal. 8 (1): 76. Winter 1954. JSTOR 4322566.
  6. ^ a b William J. Butler (21 March 1976). "Human Rights and The Legal System In Iran". International Commission of Jurists. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.


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