Fereydoon Hoveyda

Fereydoon Hoveyda ( Fereydūn Hoveyda, 21 September 1924 – 3 November 2006) was an Iranian diplomat, writer and thinker. He was the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations from 1971 until 1979. He was the younger brother of the 37th prime minister of Iran, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda.

Early life and education Hoveyda was born in Damascus on 21 September 1924 where his father, Habibollah Hoveyda, was the Consul-General of Persia. From 1971 to 1979 he represented Iran at the United Nations.

Having been forced out of the Iranian Foreign Ministry following the 1979 revolution, Hoveyda became a senior fellow and member of the Executive Committee of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP).

Works Hoveyda was a well-known author of 18 novels and non-fiction books in French, English, and German.

HISTOIRE DU ROMAN POLICIER, 1965

Les quarantaines, 1962 (French Edition) Les Neiges du Sinai, 1973 (French Edition)

The Sword of Islam Le Glaive de l'Islam War and American Women : Heroism, Deeds and Controversy, 1997 (Co-authored with William Breuer) The Broken Crescent: The Threat of Militant Islamic Fundamentalism, 1998 (Co-authored with Loustaunau, Martha O) S The Hidden Meaning of Mass Communications (2000) The Shah and the Ayatollah: Islamic Revolution and Iranian Mythology (2003) He left behind his second wife, Gisela and two daughters Mandana and Roxana.