{"id":239973,"date":"2021-05-18T13:47:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T18:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=239973"},"modified":"2023-01-29T22:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T21:09:06","slug":"irans-elections-2021-who-is-fereydoon-abbasi-davani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/elections-candidates-biography\/irans-elections-2021-who-is-fereydoon-abbasi-davani\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Election 2021: Who is Fereydoon Abbasi Davani?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Davani-02\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-02.jpg\" alt=\"Davani-02\" width=\"800\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-02-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-02-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-02-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-02-696x351.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fereydoon Abbasi Davani is one of the key elements of the IRGC in producing<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/iran-s-nuclear-weapons-program\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> nuclear weapons<\/a>. He is currently a member of the regime\u2019s parliament and the chairman of its energy commission.<\/p>\n<p>Born on September 8, 1958, in the city of Abadan, he joined IRGC after the overthrow of the Shah&#8217;s regime. He took part in the Iran-Iraq war in three different periods. Abbasi has been one of the key figures in the IRGC Research Center for building nuclear weapons and missiles since 1984.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Davani-06\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-239987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-06.jpg\" alt=\"Davani-06\" width=\"366\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-06-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-06-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-06-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-06-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-06-741x486.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><br \/>\nYears after the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, he received his doctorate in nuclear physics from Beheshti University. In 1993, he became a member of the faculty of Physics of Imam Hossein University, an affiliated institution of the IRGC, and later became the head of the physics department of this university. He has performed many experiments related to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/newsen\/23804\" rel=\"noopener\">construction of nuclear weapons<\/a>, including laser enrichment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Davani-08\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-239988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-08.jpg\" alt=\"Davani-08\" width=\"356\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-08.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-08-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-08-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><br \/>\nThe <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/en\/2007\/sc8980.doc.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Security Council Resolution 1747<\/a> sanctioned Abbasi as a &#8220;senior scientist at the Ministry of Defense, associated with the Institute of Applied Physics.\u201d<br \/>\nOn February 15, 2011, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of the regime, appointed him as the vice president and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-appointment-of-a-revolutionary-guard-as-the-head-of-atomic-energy-organization-signals-mullahs-increased-efforts-to-acquire-nuclear-arm\/\" rel=\"noopener\">in charge of the regime\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization<\/a>. Abbasi held this position until August 2013.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Davani-09\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-09.jpg\" alt=\"Davani-09\" width=\"450\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-09.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-09-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Davani-09-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/brief-introduction-of-3-iranian-regimes-nuclear-experts-who-recently-were-placed-on-the-us-sanction-list\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbasi<\/a> was one of the top four nuclear scientists at the Defense Ministry and ran the scheme to deceive the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iranian-official-signals-no-scaling-back-in-nuclear-activity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IAEA<\/a> inspectors during their visits to Iran and in particular during their inspection of the Lavizan Shian site in 2004.<\/p>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>Iran\u2019s regime will hold its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/2021-iran-presidential-election-iran-regime-sham-election-ncr-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sham presidential elections<\/a> on June 18. While many try to portray the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-sham-election-candidates-implicated-in-crimes-against-humanity-war-crimes-terrorism-and-plunder\/\" rel=\"noopener\">mullahs\u2019 sham elections<\/a> as a sign of the regime\u2019s democracy, it is necessary to take an in-depth look at the procedures and rules of the so-called elections in the regime<br \/>\nArticle 115 of the regime\u2019s Constitution and Article 35 of the election law set the threshold for Presidential candidates to Muslim males, faithful to the \u201cIslamic Republic\u201d, and with practical belief and commitment to the principle of the velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule). The unelected and handpicked Guardian Council recently added further exclusions in a tactical adjustment to further disqualify and curtail potentially troublesome candidates from the self-proclaimed \u201cReformist\u201d camp in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian Council has 12 members, six clerics, and six jurists. Khamenei appoints the six clerics, and the Judiciary Chief, whom Khamenei appoints, picks the six jurists. So, in effect, all Council members are chosen by the Supreme Leader.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/iran-elections-2021-what-to-know-about-the-upcoming-sham-presidential-elections\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fereydoon Abbasi Davani is one of the key elements of the IRGC in producing nuclear weapons. 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