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| Saeed Bashirtash | |
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 Bashirtash on VOA in 2022 | |
| Born | (1965-12-26) December 26, 1965 (age 59) Tehran, Iran |
| Education | Université libre de Bruxelles (DDS) |
| Political party | Nation Party of Iran |
| Spouse |
Darya Safai (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | bashirtash |
Saeed Bashirtash (Persian: سعید بشیرتاش; born December 26, 1965) is an Iranian politician, dentist and implant surgeon who lives in Brussels, Belgium. He is an activist in opposition of the current government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In 1996, he took on a directorial role as the chief organizer of The Youth Organization of the Party of the Iranian Nation (Persian: سازمان جوانان حزب ملت ایران), an aspiring group of budding activists within the Party of the Iranian Nation, working closely with his close friends, Parvaneh Eskandari, and Dariush Forouhar, the founder of the Party of the Iranian Nation. Forouhar and Eskandari would eventually become victims of the “chain murders of Iran”.
Early life
Saeed Bashirtsah was born in Tehran in 1965. After the Iranian revolution, when he turned 19, he moved to Belgium to pursue a degree in dentistry. After returning to Iran, he focused on his work as a political activist with the Youth Organization of the Party of the Iranian Nation, while allegedly he continued his dental practice, pro bono, in the poorer neighbourhoods of Iran.
Life in exile
After escaping to Belgium through Turkey, Bashirtash began working independently of the Party of the Iranian Nation to overthrow the Government of Iran. He wrote numerous articles for the opposition, and took to public speaking, most notably RoubeRou (Manoto), RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, and Voice of America. In addition to his political activism, Saeed also operates three dental clinics in Belgium with his wife Darya Safai.
According to De Morgen, an investigation into a possible scandal involving Bashirtash and his wife Darya Safai is on its way following a formal request by Belgium Secretary of State for Asylum Sammy Mahdi. However, the federal prosecutor's office (Belgium), declared it found no evidence of criminal offences.
Political views
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Bashirtash claims the continuation of the current order of governance in Iran is a threat to Iran as a nation-state and the political stability of the region.
He states that a "progressive" revolution against the Government of Iran by the Iranian people, and building a secular democracy, will guarantee the separation of religion and state, as well as equal rights for all Iranian citizens.
Further reading
- Lopen tegen de wind (Running against the Wind) (October, 2015), a book by Darya Safai
- Ben ik betaald voor humanitaire visa? Ongelofelijk dat ik die vraag zelfs moet beantwoorden (March, 2021), an interview by Montasser AlDe'emeh and Sam Ooghe
References
- "Televized, UK based, political panel".
- "Radio Free Europe".
- "Voice of America".
- , De Morgen, 10 mei 2021.
- Montasser AlDe'emeh, Sam Ooghe, Humo, 23 maart 2021.