Mehdi Abrishamchi

Mehdi Abrishamchi (Persian: مهدی ابریشم‌چی) is a member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) who has been described as "the right hand man of Massoud Rajavi", the group's leader.[2]

Mehdi Abrishamchi
Abrishamchi in 1980
Born1947 (age 74–75)[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
OrganizationPeople's Mujahedin of Iran
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1980; div. 1985)​

Azar Khiabani
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(m. 1985)​

Life and career

Abrishamchi was born into a bazaari family, and studied chemistry at University of Tehran.[3] He participated in the June 5, 1963, demonstrations in Iran, joining the People's Mujahedin of Iran in 1969. He was subsequently sentenced to imprisonment in 1972 for his activities with the MEK, and spent in jail until 1979. Shortly after Iranian Revolution, he became one of the senior members of the MEK.[4] During Iran–Iraq War, Abrishamchi was a unit commander in the 'National Liberation Army of Iran', the military wing of the MEK fighting against the Iranian Armed Forces.[5] He is now an official in the MEK's political wing named the National Council of Resistance of Iran.[6] Abrishamchi is the former spouse of the National Council of Resistance of Iran's leader, Maryam Rajavi.[7]

Electoral history
Year Election Votes  % Rank Notes
1980 Parliament 390,683 18.3 46th Lost[8]

References
  1. Ervand Abrahamian (1989), Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin, Society and culture in the modern Middle East, vol. 3, I.B.Tauris, pp. 172–174, 251–253, ISBN 9781850430773
  2. Jonathan D. Hutzley (2004). Unmasking Terror: A Global Review of Terrorist Activities. Vol. 1. Jamestown Foundation. p. 410. ISBN 9780967500935.
  3. Ervand Abrahamian (1989), Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin, Society and culture in the modern Middle East, vol. 3, I.B.Tauris, pp. 172–174, 251–253, ISBN 9781850430773
  4. Ervand Abrahamian (1989), Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin, Society and culture in the modern Middle East, vol. 3, I.B.Tauris, pp. 172–174, 251–253, ISBN 9781850430773
  5. Ralph Joseph (22 May 1988), "Iranian exiles form rebel army", United Press International, retrieved 30 March 2018
  6. Vasudevan Sridharan (1 July 2014), "Iran About to Complete Secret Nuclear Facility, Claims Dissident Group", International Business Times, retrieved 30 March 2018
  7. Ervand Abrahamian (1989), Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin, Society and culture in the modern Middle East, vol. 3, I.B.Tauris, pp. 172–174, 182–183, ISBN 9781850430773, Maryam Azodanlu helped organize women's groups and compaus demonstrations against the Pahlavi regime. Soon after the revolution, she married Mehdi Abrishamchi of the Politubro."
  8. Ervand Abrahamian (1989), Radical Islam: the Iranian Mojahedin, Society and culture in the modern Middle East, vol. 3, I.B.Tauris, p. 195, Table 6; pp. 203–205, Table 8, ISBN 9781850430773
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