Abbas Abdi
Abbas Abdi | |
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| Born | October 1, 1956 Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, politician, sociologist, social activist |
| Known for | Reformist politics, journalism, social activism |
Abbas Abdi (; ; born 1 October 1956) is an Iranian journalist, reformist politician, autodidactic sociologist, and social activist.
Biography
Abdi was born in 1956 and pursued polymer engineering studies at Tehran Polytechnic. He had a brief tenure within the foreign intelligence division of the Prime Minister's Office of Research and Information and also held the position of cultural deputy at the Center for Strategic Research affiliated with the president's office. His involvement extended to being part of the editorial team for the daily newspaper Salam, membership in the central council of the Iran Participation Front, and he currently leads the Association of Iranian Journalists as its chairperson.
During the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Abdi was among those who first entered the United States embassy in Tehran. Subsequently, he became a notable opponent of Iran’s political leadership. In 1993, his reformist articles in Salam led to an eight-month incarceration. As an advocate for President Mohammad Khatami’s reform initiatives, Abdi rose to prominence within reformist circles after 1997. He encountered legal difficulties following the 1999 Iran student protests, July 1999, related to an article he authored in Salam.
In his capacity as director of the Ayandeh public opinion firm, Abdi oversaw a survey indicating that 74.4% of Iranians favored reestablishing governmental dialogue with the United States. On 4 November 2002, he was detained on allegations of receiving foreign funding connected to this poll, which resulted in several years of imprisonment. During the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Abdi acted as a principal advisor to reformist candidate Mehdi Karroubi.
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