1. Ahmad Madani later became a navy commander after the revolution and was the first ever Minister of Defence under the new regime.
11 Facts About Ahmad Madani
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Ahmad Madani was elected to the first parliament from Kerman, but was not approved.
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Ahmad Madani eventually fled to the United States in 1980.
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Ahmad Madani grew up in Kerman before returning to Tehran to pursue university education.
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Ahmad Madani studied law at the University of Tehran, before joining the Iranian Navy and moving to England to continue his education.
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In 1953, Ahmad Madani reached the rank of Ensign in the navy, and in 1970 he reached the rank of Commodore.
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Ahmad Madani spent most of his service in Bandar Abbas and the Persian Gulf.
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Ahmad Madani was dismissed from the navy in 1973 for his political activities, and until the 1979 revolution he taught political science and economics throughout various universities in Iran.
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In 1980, Ahmad Madani discovered that he was accused of communicating with the United States, and thus fled the country.
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Ahmad Madani settled in the United States where he was the chairman of the National Front outside of Iran.
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Ahmad Madani died on 12 February 2006 due to cancer, in his home in Colorado.