Yadollah Sahabi

Who was Yadollah Sahabi?

Yadollah Sahabi was a prominent Iranian scholar, writer, reformist and politician. A close associate of Mohammad Mosaddegh and Mehdi Bazargan, Sahabi was an active campaigner for the nationalisation of the Iranian oil industry in the 1950s. He was the father of Ezzatollah Sahabi.

Sahabi studied at Université Lille Nord de France and majored in Geology. He got his PhD degree in 1936 and was immediately hired by Tehran University, faculty of science. Sahabi was one of the founders of Freedom Movement of Iran. He was an advocate of pluralism and democracy. He was a full professor at Tehran University and well credited writer.

Sahabi is considered by many Iranians as a national hero and an Iranian treasure. He died at the age of 97 in Jam Hospital in Tehran.