About Safa Haeri
Lived 1937 – 2016 (aged 78–79). Safa Haeri was a French and Iranian journalist.
Safa Haeri (; 1937 – October 25, 2016) was an Iranian-born journalist living in France, from where he created the first independent and private Iranian internet news service, Iran Press Service.
He covered most international events in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Vietnam and Arab-Israeli wars, major international summits as well as the Islamic Revolution of 1979 for Agence France-Presse and some other French media and later worked for The Independent of London and L'Express magazine in Paris. He worked as diplomatic reporter for leading Iranian newspapers like Keyhan, Keyhan International, then Etela'at, Journal de Tehran, the French-language daily published by the Etela'at news group, before joining Ayandegan in charge of diplomatic service.
He died at the age of 79 in 2016 in Paris.
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Who was Safa Haeri?
Iranian journalist
When was Safa Haeri born?
Safa Haeri was born in 1937.
When did Safa Haeri die?
Safa Haeri died in 2016 in France, Paris.
What was Safa Haeri's occupation?
Safa Haeri was a journalist.
What nationality was Safa Haeri?
Safa Haeri was French and Iranian.
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