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Interview with Ebrahim Yazdi, leader of the Iran Freedom Movement

By Jehangir Pocha

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 Khomeini and headed by Mehdi Bazargan, founder of the IFM. After Bazargan’s death in 1995, Yazdi… return to article

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