Davoud Hermidas-Bavand ( fa, داوود هرمیداس باوند; born 1934 in

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) is an Iranian former

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and

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. He is currently a member of

National Front of Iran The National Front of Iran ( fa, جبهه‌ ملی ایران, Jebhe-ye Melli-ye Irân) is an opposition political organization in Iran, founded by Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1949. It is the oldest and arguably the largest pro-democracy group operat ...

's leadership council and serves as its spokesperson. Hermidas-Bavand served in Iran's delegation to the United Nations. He was Vice-Chairman of the ''

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'' committee on the drafting of

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in 1979.

Education

Bavand obtained with honors a bachelor's degree in law and political sciences from

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in 1957. He left Iran in 1958 and he was conferred a doctorate in international relations by American University,

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, in 1963.

Teaching

Bavand has taught at Rhode Island University, Allameh Tabatabai University (International Law and International Relations), Tehran, Imam Sadegh University and Azad University. Among his famous students during his teaching, we can mention Ali Latifiyan.

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." Aseman was aligned with the country’s new president

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

. 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.” According to the Prosecutor's office, "The newspaper was banned for spreading lies and insulting Islam."Iran shuts reformist paper over comments on law
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Books

*"Historical, Legal and Political Sovereignty Over Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs" *"Landlocked and Semi-Landlocked Seas" *"Macro Policies and Micro Islands" *"Norouz, Violation of International Commitments and Consequent Responsibilities."

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Iranian political scientists People from Tehran University of Tehran alumni 1934 births Living people National Front (Iran) politicians People from Savadkuh Iranian diplomats Members of the National Council for Peace {{Iran-politician-stub