Sayyed Bagher Khan Muhazab Al Dawleh Kazemi also known as Bagher Kazemi ( fa, باقر کاظمی; 10 February 1892–10 November 1977), was an Iranian politician,

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

and minister. He served as Iran's ambassador to several countries, including France, Turkey and Afghanistan and Governor of

East Azerbaijan Province East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, ...

form March 1932 to August 1933. Following the overthrow of

Mohammad Mosaddegh Mohammad Mosaddegh ( fa, محمد مصدق, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of ...

Kazemi and four other political figures close to him, including Shamseddin Amir Alaei, were arrested on the orders of

Teymur Bakhtiar Teymur Bakhtiar ( fa, تیمور بختیار; 1914 – 12 August 1970) was an Iranian general and the founder and head of SAVAK from 1956 to 1961 when he was dismissed by the Shah. In 1970, SAVAK agents assassinated him in Iraq. He was an as ...

, military governor of Tehran, in May 1955.

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