13 Facts About Bahman Nirumand

Bahman Nirumand is an Iranian and German journalist and author.

Bahman Nirumand was born on 18 September 1936 to a wealthy family of civil servants in Tehran, Iran.

Bahman Nirumand's uncle was a consul in the Iranian embassy in Berlin before World War II.

When he was 14 years old, Nirumand was sent to Germany to go to gymnasium, and attended Rudolf Steiner School.

Bahman Nirumand became a docent in 1960 at the University of Tubingen with the subject "Problems of transplanting European dramas to Neo-Persian literature".

Bahman Nirumand became a member of the Confederation of Iranian students.

In October 1967, Der Spiegel published a critical review of Bahman Nirumand's book, alleging that much of the information it contained was dubious or wrong.

Bahman Nirumand holds that the forces around Ahmadinejad are sustained through terror and threats from the West, including the threats of sanctions and war.

Bahman Nirumand believes that such actions bolster the regime and that popular support for the regime is much weaker than is assumed in the West.

Bahman Nirumand contends that artists, women, and the youth are not radicals and desire freedom.

Bahman Nirumand argues that the image of Iran in the West has been reduced to that of only the Islamic regime itself.

Bahman Nirumand is the author of several books and articles, including:.

Bahman Nirumand is the father of the journalist Mariam Lau, who is currently working as the political correspondent of the weekly journal Die Zeit.