Gholam-Ali Farivar ( fa, غلامعلی فریور) was an Iranian engineer and politician.

Early life and education

Farivar was born in 1905 or 1906 in a middle-class family in

Enzeli Bandar-e Anzali ( fa, بندرانزلی, also Romanized as Bandar-e Anzalī; renamed as Bandar-e Pahlavi during the Pahlavi dynasty) is a city of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 144,664. Anzali is one of the mo ...

, Gilan Province. He studied engineering at

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Career

He was one of the early leaders of

Iran Party The Iran Party ( fa, حزب ایران, Ḥezb-e Irān) is a socialist and nationalist party in Iran, founded in 1941. It is described as the "backbone of the National Front", the leading umbrella organization of Iranian nationalists established i ...

, having previously been a member of the Comrades Party's central committee. In the

1944 Iranian legislative election Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Six ...

, he was elected to the parliament along with five other fellow members of Iran Party. He was among figures who played a role in establishment of the

United Front of Progressive Parties Coalition Front of Freedom-Seeking Parties or United Front of Progressive Parties ( fa, جبهه مؤتلف احزاب آزادی‌خواه, Jebha-ye Moʾtalef-e Ahzāb-e Āāzādī-ḵᵛāh) was a political alliance of left-wing parties in Iran ...

, a coalition including the communist Tudeh Party of Iran. He served as industry minister in the cabinet of

Ali Amini Ali Amini ( fa, علی امینی; 12 September 1905–12 December 1992) was an Iranian politician who was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1961 to 1962. He held several cabinet portfolios during the 1950s, and served as a member of parliamen ...

. For some time, he was also chairman of board of directors of Mortgage Bank of Iran, as well as an advisor to the

Ministry of Commerce A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and M ...

. After the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

, Farivar was appointed as the ambassador to Switzerland.

References

* 20th-century Iranian engineers 1900s births Year of birth uncertain Year of death missing People from Bandar-e Anzali Iran Party politicians National Front (Iran) politicians University of Paris alumni Members of the 14th Iranian Majlis Comrades Party politicians Government ministers of Iran Ambassadors of Iran to Switzerland Deputies of Tehran for National Consultative Assembly Iranian expatriates in France {{Iran-politician-stub