In the 8th part of the topic of the reason for the Iranian people to hate the deviant cult of Baha’ism, we will mention the names pf the Baha’is who were present in the court and the system of the government of the second Pahlavi and their posts:
Lieutenant general Asadullah Saniee
Saniee was the most influential person in applying Baha’i people in the second Pahlavi court.
Lieutenant general Asadullah Saniee was the offspring of Aghajan and was born in Hamadan city, 1283 S.H. In 1305 S.H., he entered into army and in 1307 he finished the official college. He was one of the Baha’is undoubtedly. In SAVAK documents it is continually said that he has been a Baha’i person[1]. It is said in SAVAK documents dated 1344/1/8: “Soon, the government and the clergymen will compromise. In order for them to be attracted Mr. Dr. Kashfiyan, engineer Rowhani and general Saniee, that two current people are Baha’is will be abandoned from the cabinet…[2]”
During Reza Khan period of time, he was elected as the special adjutant of the prince, he was elected as the special adjutant of the prince. During Muhammad Reza kingdom, he was appointed as the minister of war and foodstuff. He was one of the agents of compiling capitulation in Asadullah Alam’s government.[3]
His close and intimate relation with the king stabilized Saniee’s position after entering into army. Due to these relations, he embezzled extensively.[4]
Parviz Sabeti
PArviz Sabeti was the most famous manager of third general office of SAVAK. He was born in Sangsar, Semnan city, 1315 S.H. in a Baha’i family. In 1345, he was appointed as the chairman of the first office of the third general office of SAVAK. In 1349, he became the second assistant of the third general office of SAVAK. He continued this post by the end of the Pahlavi regime.
Sabeti was sent to Israel and lead a group of SAVAK agents and probably was in close touch with Mossad. He was known as “SAVAK spokesman” and “a security official” earlier 1350s. He was mainly running SAVAK organization. He was meddling with SAVAK agencies out of the country which were out of his authorities.
He was appointed as the general director of the third office (interior security) of SAVAK by general Nasiri, the chairman of SAVAK and practically became all-round person in SAVAK.
The reports given to the king were set by Sabeti and his group. He played an important role in appointing governmental officials and parliament representatives. Sebeti was Hoveyda’s close friend. He was reporting his available information to Hoveyda every Wednesday night when Sabeti visited him. He was one the agents for continuity and stabilization of Hoveyda’s power undoubtedly.
Hojabr Yazdani
He was the offspring of Reza Qoli and born in Semnan city, Sangsar in 1313 S.H. He was of the important elements in the economic scene of Pahlavi regime. He became really wealthy supported by Baha’is and the Pahlavi court. It isn’t exaggerated to be said that Yazdani, Sabet Pasal and Ayadi were three influential elements in the Iranian economy. Hojabr Yazdani was of the friends and relatives of Shams Pahlavi.
Like his father, Hoajbr started his job as animal husbandery in Sangsar. Gradually, he bought animals and increased them. Then he was supported by the Baha’is, the Pahlavi court (Abdul Reza, Mahmoud Reza and Shams Pahlavi) and Abdul Karim Ayadi (the king’s special physician) and gained a legendary wealth.
In his memoirs, Hussein Fardoust writes about Hojabr Yazdani: “Hojabr Yazdani turned to a power supported by Ayadi. He possessed expansive lands in Bakhtaran, Mazandaran, Isfahan and etc. it was obvious for me that all those wealth belonged to Baha’is. Yazdani transacted for them but with his name.”
Hojabr was trying to expand his influence more in the court and; in fact, to strengthen Baha’ism by extravagance for the court and the people who scenes of the Pahlavi regime.
Habib Sabet Pasal
Habib Sabet known as Pasal was one of Baha’i Jewish people of Hamadan city. After the establishment of the trustee company during Reza Khan’s period of time he became a person in charge of the company later on and became one of trustees of the Iranian Baha’i community.
Habib Sabet was the exclusive representative of Volkswagon car – the bestseller of that time. He was the representative of hundreds of cosmetic companies. The offices of these companies were located at Taleqani Street next to Hazirtul Qods (Baha’i temple). In order to prevent building mosque around there, he bought all the lands around Hazirtul Qods in Somayyeh, Nejatullahi and Taleqani streets. He had employed several elites regarding economy and banking. During the late 1330, he establish the company of car tire ”General”. He possessed nearly 500 trucks. Earlier 1340, he decided to expand the company with the company “Rubber Tire) – whose shares belonged to Iranian Jewish people lived in America. He established the companies “General tire and Rubberiran nearby Tehran city.
Abdulkarim Ayadi
One of the most famous Jewish people was Abdulkarim Ayadi. He was one of the most famous Baha'is of Iran and the special Physician for the king. He had a close relationship with Shah. It was obvious, that he was really rich because he had possessed eighty jobs. Using his influence, he had employed too many Baha'is in different posts and governmental organizations. He was a drug smuggler.
Farrokhroa Parsa
One of the other influential people in the Pahlavi regime was Farrokhrou Parsa who occupied sensitive posts to preach Baha'i beliefs and to attack Islam. She was in charge of the chairman of the Iranian women population cooperation organization, the director general the national university secretariat, the representative for the national council in the 21st period of time. In 1347 he was appointed as the minister for education ministration.
During this period of time, she did various measures in favor of Baha'is. She preached immoralities and ship shots when she was in charge of education minister. She forced the veiled students to be unveiled. She also changed the educational contents of the books to attack Islam and to preach Baha'ism.
It is continued…
Hamed Mahmoudi
Mordad 1400
[1] Amir Abbas Hoveyda, narrated by SAVAK documents pp. 194-540-541
[2] Amir Abbas Hoveyda, narrated by SAVAK documents, p. 258.
[3] Dr. Mozaffar Baqaee, the recognition of reality p.61.
[4] The Iranian contemporary periodical, year, 13, No. 50, Summer 1388, p. 424.