Abdollah Ramezanzadeh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Abdollah Ramezanzadeh
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
In office 19 December 2001 – 3 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Ata'ollah Mohajerani
Succeeded by	Gholam Hossein Elham
Governor of Kurdistan Province
In office 14 September 1997 – 2 January 2001
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Succeeded by	Asadollah Razani
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-23) August 23, 1954 (age 70) Bijar, Iran
Political party	Islamic Iran Participation Front
Children	Mohammad, Ahmad
Alma mater	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Abdollah Ramezanzadeh (Persian: عبدالله رمضان‌زاده) is an Iranian academic, writer, and politician. He was born on August 23, 1954, in Bijar, Iran.

Mr. Ramezanzadeh is from the Kurdish ethnic group. He served as the main spokesperson and secretary for the government of Iran when Mohammad Khatami was president. A spokesperson is like a public relations person for the government. They share important information with the public.

He is also a teacher, known as an assistant professor, at the University of Tehran. He teaches in the Law and Political Science department. He is also a member of a political group called the Islamic Iran Participation Front. Before his role as spokesperson, he was the governor of the Kurdistan Province in Iran. He held this important position from 1997 to 2001.

In 1996, Abdollah Ramezanzadeh earned his PhD degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. A PhD is a very high university degree. His studies focused on how different groups of people within a country, and between countries, interact.

Important Events

Involvement in 2009 Events

Abdollah Ramezanzadeh was involved in events that happened after the 2009 presidential election in Iran. He shared a speech online that was seen by many people. He was held for a period of time and later received a sentence. He is known for supporting the rights of different ethnic groups in Iran. He also leads a group of Kurdish reformers.

More Information

You can find more information about Abdollah Ramezanzadeh through external sources.

• Ramezanzadeh is facing trial in Iran (BBC Persian)