Sadreddin Elahi

Sadreddin Elahi (Persian: صدرالدین الهی; 4 December 1934 – 29 December 2021) was an Iranian journalist, professor, activist, and author. He is often referred to as the "Pioneer of Modern Iranian Journalism". which was first published in the fall of 1956 in Tehran and still continues. In this publication, he was the first to address psychological and sociological issues in sports, as well as the philosophy of physical education.

As a reporter for Kayhan and Kayhan Varzeshi, Elahi reported from the fronts of the 1958 Lebanese Civil War, the Algerian Liberation Wars, the Asian Games in Tokyo 1958 and Bangkok 1966, the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. In parallel with his work in Kayhan and Kayhan Varzeshi, Elahi wrote several pieces of paa-vararaghi (serial novels) for Tehran Mossavar and Sepid o Siah magazines while also conducting interviews with political and literary figures in Iran and surrounding countries. Elahi served as the dean of the Department of Radio and Television Journalism at The College of Mass Communications in Tehran from 1971 to 1979. He took a sabbatical leave in 1978 and was a visiting lecturer at San Jose State University and the University of California at Berkeley. After the Islamic Revolution, he chose a life of exile and continued his writing and research in the United States.

Interviews Elahi conducted interviews with political and literary figures in Iran and abroad, with the likes of Pierre-Henri Simon, Lord Killanin, Hassan Ali Mansour, Ahmed Ben Bella, and Camille Chamoun; he was one of few who were able to interview Iranian poet, Shahriar, while he was in seclusion. One of his most notable interviews was with Seyyed Zia'eddin, in 1963, which was the topic of his fourth book, published in 2011.

Personal life and death In 1955, Elahi married Etrat Goudarzi; they have two children: Borzoo and Baran.