Mohammad-Ali Amoui | |
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Born | 1923 (age 100–101)[1] |
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Tudeh Party |
Children | 1 daughter[2] |
Date apprehended | 1954–1979; 1983–1995 |
Military career | |
Other name(s) | Dr. Tabrizi |
Service/ | Imperial Iranian Army |
Rank | Captain[3] |
Alma mater | Officers' School[1] |
Mohammad-Ali Amoui (Persian: محمدعلی عمویی) is an Iranian communist politician and former military officer.
He was a member of the Tudeh Military Network that was uncovered in 1954,[3] for which he spent 25 years in prison until 1979.[1] Following the Iranian Revolution, he was released and became a member of the central committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran,[4] before unsuccessfully running for an Assembly of Experts for Constitution seat from Tehran constituency.[5] He was imprisoned again in 1983.[1]