Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani


Mohammad Reza "Ajir" Ameli Tehrani was an Iranian physician and pan-Iranist politician. He served as a minister in the cabinets of Jafar Sharif-Emami and Gholam-Reza Azhari. He was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, and subsequently executed on 8 May 1979.

Early life and education

Ameli was born in 1927. He graduated from the University of Tehran's Medical College. Then he completed his residency specializing in anesthesiology. He began working at the University’s Medical College faculty.

Trial and execution

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of Tehran found Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani, as well as 20 other individuals, “corruptor on earth” and condemned him to death. These 21 persons were executed by a firing squad in Tehran on 8 May 1979.