Navvab Safavi
Sayyid Mojtaba Mir-Lohi (Persian: سيد مجتبی میرلوحی, 9 October 1924 – 18 January 1956), more commonly known as Navvab Safavi (Persian: نواب صفوی), was an Iranian Shia cleric and founder of the Fada'iyan-e Islam group. He played a role in assassinations of Abdolhossein Hazhir, Haj Ali Razmara and Ahmad Kasravi. On 22 November 1955, after an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Hosein Ala', Navvab Safavi and some of his followers were arrested. In January 1956, Safavi and three other members of Fada'iyan-e Islam were sentenced to death and executed.
Navvab Safavi | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Seyyed Mojtaba Mir-Lohi 9 October 1924 |
| Died | 18 January 1956 (aged 31) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Denomination | Shīʿah |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Political party | Fada'iyan-e Islam |
| Alma mater | Najaf Seminary |
| Occupation | Cleric |
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