12 Facts About Abdollah Jassbi

Abdollah Jafarali Jassbi is an Iranian academic and politician who was president of Azad University from the establishment of the university in 1982 until his resignation in 2012.

Abdollah Jassbi was a presidential candidate in 1993 and 2001.

Abdollah Jassbi was born on 25 November 1944 in Tehran, Iran.

Abdollah Jassbi went to E'tezad School at the age of 7 and complete his six years high school period in Tehran.

Abdollah Jassbi became a member of the board of directors of the university in 1970 but he was fired from the university in 1975 after supporting Ruhollah Khomeini.

Abdollah Jassbi was appointed as Vice President of Iran University of Science and Technology in March 1979.

Abdollah Jassbi was elected as its first president in January 1983 and served in this position for nearly 30 years.

Abdollah Jassbi announced his retirement from Azad University in November 2011 and officially resigned on 17 January 2012, but remained as one of the members of the board of directors of the university.

Abdollah Jassbi was a central council member of Islamic Republican Party.

Abdollah Jassbi was regarded the spiritual leader of Freethinkers' Pinnacle Party.

Abdollah Jassbi was nominated as one of the candidates in 1993 presidential election and received 1,511,574 and lost the election to the Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Abdollah Jassbi was a presidential candidate during 2001 presidential election but only received 237,907 of votes and ranked in fourth place which Mohammad Khatami was reelected for a second term.