Sadeq Tabatabaei
Sadeq Tabatabaei | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Public Relations | |
| In office August 1979 – 6 November 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Preceded by | Abbas Amir-Entezam |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1943 Qom, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 21 February 2015 (aged 71) Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Political party | Freedom Movement (1969–1980) |
| Spouse |
Fatemeh Sadrameli (m. 1965) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Musa al-Sadr (uncle) Ahmad Khomeini (brother-in-law) Hassan Khomeini (nephew) Zohreh Sadeghi (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Ruhr University Bochum |
| Profession | Politician, writer and TV host |
| Website | sadeghtabatabai |
Sadeq Tabatabaei (Persian: صادق طباطبایی; 25 March 1943 – 21 February 2015) was an Iranian writer, journalist, TV host, university professor at the University of Tehran and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1979 to 1980. He was also Deputy Minister of the Interior and oversaw the referendum on establishing an Islamic Republic in March 1979. He was Iran's Ambassador to West Germany from 1982 until 1986.