Davoud Hermidas-Bavand

Davoud Hermidas Bavand
داوود هرمیداس باوند
Spokesperson of National Front
In office
2007  incumbent
Preceded by Parviz Varjavand
Personal details
Born 1934
Tehran, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Political party National Front
Alma mater American University
Tehran University

Davoud Hermidas-Bavand (born 1934 in Tehran) is an Iranian political scientist.

Bavand obtained with honors a bachelor's degree in law and political sciences from Tehran University in 1957. He left Iran in 1958 and he was conferred a doctorate in international relations by American University, Washington, D.C., in 1963.[1] He is member of leadership council and spokesperson of National Front of Iran.

Aseman newspaper case

Aseman (Sky), a reformist newspaper was shut because of an interview with Bavand after just one week of publication. The closure was done after Davoud Hermidas-Bavand described eye-for-an-eye punishment as "inhumane."[2] Aseman was aligned with the country’s new president Hassan Rouhani. Former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, had endorsed the paper in a letter published in its first edition, saying, “Whenever the space for life tightens; whenever the land dries up and is deprived of water,” people “lift their eyes to the sky to keep hope alive.”[3]

According to the Prosecutor's office, "The newspaper was banned for spreading lies and insulting Islam."[4]

Books

Notes

  1. Iran Daily - Panorama - 11/26/05
  2. Iran shuts reformist paper over comments on law Reuters
  3. Iran’s Judiciary Closes a New Pro-Government Newspaper NY times
  4. Iran shuts reformist paper over comments on law UK Reuters

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