Abbas Abdi (born 1956/57 (AP 1335)) is one of Iran's most influential reformists, journalist, self-taught sociologist and social activist.
Abdi studied Polymer engineering at Poly Technique University in Tehran. He was a member of editorial board of Salam newspaper. Abdi is was a member of central council of Iran Participation Front.
He was the first person to storm the United States embassy in Tehran, along with other students, during the early ...
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Abbas Abdi (born 1956/57 (AP 1335)) is one of Iran's most influential reformists, journalist, self-taught sociologist and social activist.
Abdi studied Polymer engineering at Poly Technique University in Tehran. He was a member of editorial board of Salam newspaper. Abdi is was a member of central council of Iran Participation Front.
He was the first person to storm the United States embassy in Tehran, along with other students, during the early years of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. In the following years, he became a critic of the political establishment of Iran. He was a supporter of President Mohammad Khatami's reform plans, and one of the most influential figures in the reformist camp after 1997. He ran into legal trouble after the Iran student protests, July 1999 following the invasion of Tehran University Dormatories (Kooye Daneshgah), in which the police attacked the dormitory of the university because of student protests following Abdi's article in Salam newspaper.
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