Mohsen Pezeshkpour
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Mohsen Pezeshkpour (Persian
: محسن پزشکپور) was an Iranian politician and the co-founder and leader of the Pan-Iranist Party
, which is also seen as the Old Nationalist Party of Iran.
. In the early years of his life, he witnessed the occupation of Iran by the Allied Forces (including USA, Britain and Soviet Union). This invasion awakened the nationalist feeling in Iran and strengthened the core of the Pan-Iranian feeling.
Pan-Iranian school was established by a group of young nationalist Iranians with the leadership of Mohsen Pezeshkpoor in 1947. This school had political roots in 1941. The Organisation was already working under other names and titles before 1947. Following the death of Alireza Raes (on 8 June 1946), a charismatic figurehead within the party, the Party members centred their political activities around a set of coherent and more enduring goals.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
: محسن پزشکپور) was an Iranian politician and the co-founder and leader of the Pan-Iranist Party
Pan-Iranist Party
The Pan-Iranist Party is a pan-Iranist political opposition party. It is active both in and out of Iran. It was led by Mohsen Pezeshkpour since the 1950s and up to 2008...
, which is also seen as the Old Nationalist Party of Iran.
Life
He was born in 1927 in TehranTehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. In the early years of his life, he witnessed the occupation of Iran by the Allied Forces (including USA, Britain and Soviet Union). This invasion awakened the nationalist feeling in Iran and strengthened the core of the Pan-Iranian feeling.
Pan-Iranian school was established by a group of young nationalist Iranians with the leadership of Mohsen Pezeshkpoor in 1947. This school had political roots in 1941. The Organisation was already working under other names and titles before 1947. Following the death of Alireza Raes (on 8 June 1946), a charismatic figurehead within the party, the Party members centred their political activities around a set of coherent and more enduring goals.
External links
- محسن پزشکپور بنیان گذار حزب «پان ایرانیست» در گذشت (Press news of the death of Mohsen Pezeshkpour).