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'''Darioush Bayandor''' is a former [[Iran]]ian diplomat and official who served |
'''Darioush Bayandor''' is a former [[Iran]]ian diplomat and official who served during the reign of Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] in the 1970s. Following the [[Iranian Revolution]], he left Iran to work for the [[United Nations]] in the 1980s and 1990s before retiring to Switzerland where he writes and consults.<ref name="economist"/> |
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Born in Iran to [[Gholamali Bayandor]], the head of the [[Imperial Iranian Navy]] under [[Reza Shah]], Bayandor served as a senior diplomat of Shah's government in [[New York City]] and [[Tehran]] in the 1970s. He was the director of the regional bureau for the Americas in the Iran foreign ministry and served as foreign-affairs adviser to two prime ministers of [[Imperial State of Iran]]. In 1980, Bayandor joined the [[United Nations]] and led several UN offices in Asia, Europe and Africa. In the 1990s he was the regional coordinator for the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/199504/msg00155.html|title=AUSTCARE Report on Burma Refugees|date=June 1992|publisher=Burma.net|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0010/001029/102925e.pdf|title=Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 149th session|date=28 May 1996|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0009/000986/098655E.pdf|title=Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 145th session|date=29 November 1994|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0009/000958/095807e.pdf|title=Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 142nd session|date=10 December 1993|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> in refugee-heavy areas such as [[Bangladesh]] and the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], and he served in the UN's [[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idh.cidi.org:8080/humanitarian/irin/ceafrica/99a/0024.html|title=IRIN-CEA Weekly Round-up 25|date=26 June 1999|work=Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa|publisher=[[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]]|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> |
Born in Iran to [[Gholamali Bayandor]], the head of the [[Imperial Iranian Navy]] under [[Reza Shah]], Bayandor served as a senior diplomat of Shah's government in [[New York City]] and [[Tehran]] in the 1970s. He was the director of the regional bureau for the Americas in the Iran foreign ministry and served as foreign-affairs adviser to two prime ministers of [[Imperial State of Iran]]. In 1980, Bayandor joined the [[United Nations]] and led several UN offices in Asia, Europe and Africa. In the 1990s he was the regional coordinator for the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/199504/msg00155.html|title=AUSTCARE Report on Burma Refugees|date=June 1992|publisher=Burma.net|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0010/001029/102925e.pdf|title=Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 149th session|date=28 May 1996|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0009/000986/098655E.pdf|title=Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 145th session|date=29 November 1994|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0009/000958/095807e.pdf|title=Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 142nd session|date=10 December 1993|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> in refugee-heavy areas such as [[Bangladesh]] and the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], and he served in the UN's [[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idh.cidi.org:8080/humanitarian/irin/ceafrica/99a/0024.html|title=IRIN-CEA Weekly Round-up 25|date=26 June 1999|work=Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa|publisher=[[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]]|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> |
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In 2006, Bayandor wrote "Hafez: A Face-Off With Virtue" about the famous 14th century Iranian lyric poet, [[Hafez]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bayandor|first=Darioush|date=Fall 2006|title=Hafez: A Face-Off With Virtue|journal=Journal of Middle Eastern and North African Intellectual and Cultural Studies|publisher=[[Binghamton University]]|location=[[Binghamton, New York]]|volume=4|issue=2}}</ref> His book ''Iran and The CIA: The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited'', was published in 2010.<ref name="world affairs">[http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/articles/2010-JulyAugust/full-Hakakian-JA-2010.html Spook Story: What Really Happened to Mossadeq?] Roya Hakakian, World Affairs, July August 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/16103846 Iran in the 20th century. Fall guy, How a prime minister was brought down], |
In 2006, Bayandor wrote "Hafez: A Face-Off With Virtue" about the famous 14th century Iranian lyric poet, [[Hafez]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bayandor|first=Darioush|date=Fall 2006|title=Hafez: A Face-Off With Virtue|journal=Journal of Middle Eastern and North African Intellectual and Cultural Studies|publisher=[[Binghamton University]]|location=[[Binghamton, New York]]|volume=4|issue=2}}</ref> His book ''Iran and The CIA: The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited'', was published in 2010.<ref name="world affairs">[http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/articles/2010-JulyAugust/full-Hakakian-JA-2010.html Spook Story: What Really Happened to Mossadeq?] Roya Hakakian, World Affairs, July August 2010</ref><ref name=Economist">[http://www.economist.com/node/16103846 "Iran in the 20th century. Fall guy, How a prime minister was brought down"], 13 May 2010</ref> The book has received mixed reviews, with some describing it as "revisionist".<ref name=Economist"/><ref name="Goulden">[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/16/how-the-shah-came-to-power/ Book Review: How the shah came to power], By Joseph C. Goulden - The Washington Times, August 16, 2010</ref> [[Homa Katouzian]], a historian and political scientist, dismissed the book as "political". <ref>http://www.radiofarda.com/content/f4_Homayoun_Katouzian_coup_28_mordad/2131844.html</ref> [[Washington Times]] criticized the book stating that "a careful reading of Mr. Bayandor's book, along with the CIA history and Mr. Roosevelt's memoir, shows that there is a very thin element of truth in his revisionist theory".<ref name="Goulden"/> However, ''[[The Economist]]'' and [[World Affairs]] were more complimentary, the former noting that "Bayandor's scepticism is a useful antidote to Roosevelt's self-aggrandising, which some later writers have mimicked uncritically".<ref name=Economist/> |
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Revision as of 21:39, 15 December 2010
Darioush Bayandor is a former Iranian diplomat and official who served during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the 1970s. Following the Iranian Revolution, he left Iran to work for the United Nations in the 1980s and 1990s before retiring to Switzerland where he writes and consults.[1]
Born in Iran to Gholamali Bayandor, the head of the Imperial Iranian Navy under Reza Shah, Bayandor served as a senior diplomat of Shah's government in New York City and Tehran in the 1970s. He was the director of the regional bureau for the Americas in the Iran foreign ministry and served as foreign-affairs adviser to two prime ministers of Imperial State of Iran. In 1980, Bayandor joined the United Nations and led several UN offices in Asia, Europe and Africa. In the 1990s he was the regional coordinator for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees[2][3][4][5] in refugee-heavy areas such as Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and he served in the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.[6]
In 2006, Bayandor wrote "Hafez: A Face-Off With Virtue" about the famous 14th century Iranian lyric poet, Hafez.[7] His book Iran and The CIA: The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited, was published in 2010.[8][9] The book has received mixed reviews, with some describing it as "revisionist".[9][10] Homa Katouzian, a historian and political scientist, dismissed the book as "political". [11] Washington Times criticized the book stating that "a careful reading of Mr. Bayandor's book, along with the CIA history and Mr. Roosevelt's memoir, shows that there is a very thin element of truth in his revisionist theory".[10] However, The Economist and World Affairs were more complimentary, the former noting that "Bayandor's scepticism is a useful antidote to Roosevelt's self-aggrandising, which some later writers have mimicked uncritically".[12]
See also
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
economistwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "AUSTCARE Report on Burma Refugees". Burma.net. June 1992. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 149th session" (PDF). UNESCO. 28 May 1996. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 145th session" (PDF). UNESCO. 29 November 1994. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its 142nd session" (PDF). UNESCO. 10 December 1993. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ "IRIN-CEA Weekly Round-up 25". Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 26 June 1999. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Bayandor, Darioush (Fall 2006). "Hafez: A Face-Off With Virtue". Journal of Middle Eastern and North African Intellectual and Cultural Studies. 4 (2). Binghamton, New York: Binghamton University.
- ^ Spook Story: What Really Happened to Mossadeq? Roya Hakakian, World Affairs, July August 2010
- ^ a b "Iran in the 20th century. Fall guy, How a prime minister was brought down", 13 May 2010
- ^ a b Book Review: How the shah came to power, By Joseph C. Goulden - The Washington Times, August 16, 2010
- ^ http://www.radiofarda.com/content/f4_Homayoun_Katouzian_coup_28_mordad/2131844.html
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Economistwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).
External links
- iran-etude, Bayandor's blog in English, French and Farsi languages
- Iran-Etudes, Bayandor's French language blog