Emad Behavar
Iranian politician
Intro | Iranian politician | |
Places | Iran | |
is | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 29 June 1978, Tehran | |
Age | 46 years |
Emad Behavar (Persian: عماد بهاور) is an Iranian political activist affiliated with the Freedom Movement of Iran and currently holding office as head of the party's youth wing.
Behavar was arrested following the post-election protests in 2009, and released after five years of imprisonment. He went on hunger strike in 2011, along with eleven other political prisoners.
Behavar registered to run for a City Council of Tehran seat in 2017 elections, however he was disqualified by the authorities.