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Sadeq Saba ( fa, صادق صبا; born in Rasht,
Sadeq Saba ( fa, صادق صبا; born in Rasht, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
) is an Iranian journalist and political theorist and former head of BBC Persian Television. Saba studied Law and Politics at the University of Tehran
The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...
before obtaining a Ph.D.
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degree at the London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
. Saba joined BBC Persian Service as a producer in 1990. He was the BBC Iranian affairs analyst for over a decade before joining the BBC Persian television and, before that, a practicing lawyer. He travels to Iran regularly and has covered three presidential elections and other major events. Most recently, Sadeq traveled to Iran to present the television series A Taste of Iran.
He has previously appeared on '' The Daily Politics''.
In February 2009, Saba presented a four-part series on the BBC World Service
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called ''A Taste of Iran''.
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