Mehdi Abrishamchi

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Mehdi Abrishamchi
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Abrishamchi in 1980
Born1947 (age 78–79)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
OrganizationPeople's Mujahedin of Iran
Spouses
(m. 1980; div. 1985)
Azar Khiabani
(m. 1985)

Mehdi Abrishamchi (Persian: مهدی ابریشم‌چی; born in 1947 in Tehran) is an Iranian dissident political leader and high-ranking member of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK).[1][2][3] Abrishamchi is also an official in the National Council of Resistance of Iran.[4]

Early life

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Abrishamchi came from a well-known anti-Shah bazaari family in Tehran, and participated in the June 5, 1963, demonstrations in Iran. He became a member of Hojjatieh, and left it to join the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) in 1969. In 1972 he was imprisoned for being a MEK member, and spent time in jail until 1979.[5][6]

Career

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Shortly after the Iranian Revolution, he became one of the senior members of the MEK.[1] Currently he's an official in the National Council of Resistance of Iran.[7]

Electoral history

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

Personal life

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Abrishamchi was married to MEK leader Maryam Rajavi from 1980 to 1985, and has since been married to Azar Khiabani (Mousa Khiabani's younger sister).[1]

Legacy

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Abrishamchi credited Massoud Rajavi for saving the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran after the "great schism".[9]

References

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  9. ^ Abrahamian 1989, pp. 173.

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