Hassan Ayat
{{Short description|Iranian politician (1938–1981)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Hassan Ayat
|image = Hassan Ayat - 1979.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date|1938|06|24|df=y}}
|birth_place = Najafabad, Iran
|death_date = {{death date and age|1981|08|05|1938|06|24|df=y}}
|office1 = Member of Parliament
|term_start1= 28 May 1980
|term_end1 = 5 August 1981
|constituency1 = Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
|office2 = Member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution
|term_start2 = 15 August 1979
|term_end2 = 15 November 1979
|constituency2 = Isfahan Province
|alma_mater = University of Tehran
|party = {{plainlist|
- Islamic Republican Party {{small|(1979–1981)}}
- Toilers Party of the Iranian Nation {{small|(1961–1979)}}
}}
|nationality = Iranian
}}
Hassan Ayat (24 June 1938 – 5 August 1981) was an Iranian politician. He was member of Parliament of Iran in first assembly after the Iranian Revolution and also member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution.
Early life
He was born on 24 June 1938 in Najafabad, Isfahan.{{cn|date=August 2024}} After spending time in studying elementary and secondary schools in Najafabad, He moved to Tehran for higher education and was graduated from University of Tehran. He was a classmate with Abulhassan Banisadr.{{cn|date=August 2024}} He was journalist from 1958 to 1965 and was worked in Ettela'at.
Career
Ayat was a member of Zahmatkeshan Party before Iranian Revolution but resigned from the party. Ayat joined the Islamic Republican Party and became a member of its central committee.{{cite journal|author1=Asayesh, Hossein |author2=Adlina Ab. Halim |author3=Jayum A. Jawan |author4=Seyedeh Nosrat Shojaei |title=Political Party in Islamic Republic of Iran: A Review|journal=Journal of Politics and Law|date=March 2011|volume=4|issue=1|doi=10.5539/jpl.v4n1p221|url=http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jpl/article/view/9606/6898|accessdate=29 July 2013|doi-access=free}} He was elected as a member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution in Constitutional Convention election. After that, Ayat was elected as a member of Parliament from Tehran. He was one of the main leaders in impeachment of President Abulhassan Banisadr.
He was killed when he was on his way to submit the hard evidence by some in front of his house.{{Cite web |url=http://www.arashmag.com/content/view/280/46/ |title=Why I didn't voted?, Hashem Sabbaghian |access-date=2011-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723124336/http://www.arashmag.com/content/view/280/46/ |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}
Assassination
On 5 August 1981, five days after Hafte Tir bombing, Ayat was assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran in front of his house by two men who then escaped on motorcycles.{{citation|last=McGirk|first=Tim|title=Why the Shah's pilot flew Bani-Sadr to Paris|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0811/081136.html|work=The Christian Science Monitor|date=11 August 1981|access-date=1 June 2018}}
References and notes
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Category:Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
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