About Ali Akbar Tabatabaei
Lived 1930 – 1980 (aged 49). Ali Akbar Tabatabaei was a diplomat.
Biography Ali Akbar Tabatabaei was born on 4 September 1930, in Hamedan, Imperial State of Iran, to a prominent Iranian family, he was the grandson of a mullah.
Tabatabaei attended Tehran University and had a degree in law. Salahuddin is an American Muslim convert who attended Howard University and was associated with an Iranian militant group. Salahuddin disguised himself as a postman with a borrowed mail truck. Salahuddin stated he was paid $5,000 by the Iranians to kill Tabatabaei. He is currently on the FBI fugitives list. He escaped to Iran via Paris and Geneva, reaching Tehran on 31 July 1980. He further stated that he thought the killing was "an act of war".
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Who was Ali Akbar Tabatabaei?
Iranian diplomat (1930–1980)
When was Ali Akbar Tabatabaei born?
Ali Akbar Tabatabaei was born on 4 September 1930 in Hamadan.
When did Ali Akbar Tabatabaei die?
Ali Akbar Tabatabaei died on 22 July 1980 in Bethesda.
What was Ali Akbar Tabatabaei's occupation?
Ali Akbar Tabatabaei was a diplomat.
What nationality was Ali Akbar Tabatabaei?
Ali Akbar Tabatabaei's recorded nationality: Pahlavi Iran, Iranian peoples.
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