Mohammad Hossein Naqdi

Mohammad Hossein Naghdi (Persian: محمدحسین نقدی) ,(Yazd, 1952, March 16, 1993) was the chargé d'affaires of the Iranian embassy in Italy, but left the embassy in March 1982, and in 1984 he assumed the role of representative for the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Italy. He was assassinated in Italy on March 16, 1993.

Mohammad Hossein Naghdi was born in 1951 in Yazd. In the late 1960s, while studying at the university, he was arrested and imprisoned multiple times for participating in student protests and supporting the student movement. After completing his university studies, he worked as a geologist at the National Iranian Oil Company. From 1970 to 1971, he was employed by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. In the 1980s, he was granted a scholarship and relocated to Italy to pursue further studies at the School of Administration in Milan.

After completing his studies in Italy, he returned to Iran and was employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1981, he served as chargé d'affaires of the Iranian Embassy in Rome. His support for democracy, freedom, and opposition to the Khomeini Regime led him to decide to separate from the government of the Islamic Republic. On April 19, 1982, he handed over his diplomatic passport to the Italian authorities. Later, he assumed the representation of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Italy.

Heworked with Italian members of parliament and politicians to gain support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran. In one of his last actions, heobtained the support of more than 300 Italian parliamentarians for the National Council of Resistance, who issued a joint statement. He was also active in international organizations, exposing the Iranian government.

On March 16, 1993, at 9:30 a.m., while Naghdi was driving to his office in the Roman neighborhood of Monte Sacro, two unidentified men on a Vespa motorcycle armed with automatic weapons approached his car and fatally shot him.