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Fariborz Raisdana

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Fariborz Raisdana
Born(1945-01-19)19 January 1945
Died16 March 2020(2020-03-16) (aged 75)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materLondon School of Economics
National University of Iran
Occupation(s)Professor, writer
Years active1959–2020
Known forEconomist, socialist activist, writer, professor, political prisoner
SpouseAzadeh Forghani (divorced)

Fariborz Raisdana (Persian: فریبرز رئیس‌دانا; 19 January 1945 – 16 March 2020) was an Iranian economist, socialist, activist, professor, and a member of the Iranian Writers' Association (Persian: کانون نویسندگان ایران). He was the author of numerous articles and books, including Applied Development Economics; Money and Inflation; Political Economy of Development, and Globalization.[1]

Early life

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Raisdana was born in Tehran on 19 January 1945.[2] His father, Haji Khan, was a Lab Doctor in Tehran and was originally from Ebrahimabad (Buin Zahra) and as such Fariborz would spend most of the summers during his early years in Ebrahimabad. He would later attend Molavi Elementary and Hakim Nezami High School in Tehran. Being the child of a "Khan" and his easy and happy upbringing in Tehran and even in his ancestral Village of Ebrahimabad as opposed to the widespread poverty and hardship in Imperial Iran was the primary reason he became interested in topics of social injustice.[2]

Raisdana spent his teenage years in a political climate surrounded by the Oil Nationalization Movement and the 28 Mordad coup d'état. He was arrested multiple times for his involvement and membership in the Second National Front.

Education

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Raisdana acquired his Bachelor's and Master's in Economics and Econometrics from the Iranian National University. Following his graduation, he spent a few years instructing in a few different universities. He continued his teaching and instruction until his arrest, when he was forced to leave the country.[2] Due to the ideological shifts in the National Front, Raisdana had changed his perception and connections with the movement and had instead become interested in more left-leaning political movements of Iran. His arrest was also due to SAVAK's persecution of Iranian Socialist and Marxists at the time. He would later use a fake passport to travel to Germany, Turkey, Lebanon, Bulgaria, and England.

Raisdana continued his education in London School of Economics where he would graduate with a PhD in Economics.[2][1]

Arrests

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Raisdana was arrested on 21 March 2012 in Tehran after criticizing the Iranian subsidy reform plan in an interview with BBC Persian and given a one-year sentence at Evin Prison, for a series of charges including "membership in the Writer's Association, preparing seditious announcements against the regime, giving interviews to BBC and VOA, and accusing the Islamic Republic of abusing prisoners and holding show trials". Individuals and associations such as the Iranian Writers' Association, The Middle East Economic Association, and The Workers' Rights Defenders spoke out against his arrest.[3][4]

Raisdana died on 16 March 2020 because of COVID-19 complications in Tehran Pars hospital after spending six days in the hospital.[5] He was buried in his birthplace, Ebrahimabad.

Bibliography

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Author

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Title Year Publisher Note
Money and Inflation 1990 Papyrus
Lesser Socioeconomic Development 1993 Ghatre
Lessons and Tips: Fourteen articles about Iran and the World 1993 Samar
A Study on the Social Wellbeing of Iran 2001 National Rehabilitation Administration
Applied Studies of Development and Economics of Iran 2002 Cheshme This title was published in 3 separate volumes.
Economics of Political Development 2003 Negah
Democracy against Injustice 2003 Elm
Internationalization of Economic Genocide 2005 Negah
Approaches and Methods in Economics 2005 Agah
An Introduction to Contemporary Iranian Poetry: In Social and Political Contexts 2007 Digar
Freedom and Socialism: A Few Discussions and Opinions 2007 Digar
A Memory of Fantasy 2008 Negah Poetry Book
An introduction to Literature 2008 Negah
Explorations of Politics and Society 2016 Gol Azin
Intellectual Character 2018 Gol Azin

Translation

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Title Original Author Year Publisher
Urban and Regional Economics Matthew Edel 2002 Ghatre
Violence Today: Actual Existing Barbarism? Leo Panitch & Colin Leys 2015 Negah

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biographies – Fariborz Raisdana". York Secularism. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d قلعه‌ای عظیم که طلسم دروازه‌اش کلام کوچک دوستی است
  3. ^ "Iranian economist to serve out prison sentence". Radiozamaneh. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Interview – Fariborz Raisdana". FrontLine. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. ^ "فریبرز رئیس دانا، اقتصاددان، بر اثر ابتلا به کرونا درگذشت". Asr Iran. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.