Abdol Hossein Sardari
Abdol Hossein Sardari | |
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| Ambassador of Iran to Belgium | |
| In office 2 October 1945 – 1 October 1948 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Abdollah Bahrami |
| Succeeded by | Mostafa Samii |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 1981 (aged 66–67) Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Relatives | Amir Abbas Hoveyda (nephew) Fereydoun Hoveyda (nephew) |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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| By country |
Abdol Hossein Sardari (Persian: عبدالحسین سرداری; 1914–1981) was an Iranian diplomat. He is credited with saving thousands of Jews in Europe, issuing to Iranian Jews in France new passports that did not state their religion as well as issuing hundreds of Iranian passports for non-Iranian Jews. He has since been known as "The Iranian Schindler" or "The Schindler of Iran".