Banisadr: From Rise to Fall released

An account on Banisadr’s social, personal and political life prior to the victory of the Islamic Revolution has been written by Fatemeh Nazari Kahre. The work is published by the Islamic Revolution Document Center.

IBNA: Banisadr was Iran’s first president after the Islamic Revolution. With a background fraught with mysterious relations with Americans prior to the revolution, Banisadr went through a conduct metamorphosis with the revolutionary forces in the critical period following the revolution in Iran which led to his fall and flee from the country.

For complete the book, the author reviewed various books, documents, memoirs and journals published about the Banisadr administration and his conduct as the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Arranged in two parts, the book begins with Banisadr’s life and activities before the Islamic Revolution in three chapters covering issues like his family and childhood, education, marriage, activities in the social research institute and the visit from Israel.

Banisadr’s journey to France and his publications on social, political and economic issues are other topics covered in the book.

The second part is arranged in 5 chapters which consider Sadr’s entrance to Iran and his revolutionary reputation among the forces.

Arranged in 452 pages the book is published by the Islamic Revolution Document Center in Iran.