Ebrahim Yazdi is the leader of the Iran Freedom Movement. Since his days as a student activist protesting the Shah’s regime, Yazdi has agitated for a multi-party democracy in Iran. In 1979, Yazdi served as foreign minister in the provisional government set up by Ayatollah [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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