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Davoud Hermidas-Bavand
Davoud Hermidas-Bavand (Persian: داوود هرمیداس باوند; 10 November 1934 – 12 November 2023) was an Iranian diplomat and political scientist. He was a member of National Front of Iran's leadership council and served as its spokesperson.[1] Hermidas-Bavand served in Iran's delegation to the United Nations.[2] He was Vice-Chairman of the ad hoc committee on the drafting of International Convention against the Taking of Hostages in 1979.[3] Early life and educationDavoud Hermidas-Bavand was born in Tehran on 10 November 1934.[4] He obtained with honours a bachelor's degree in law and political sciences from Tehran University in 1957. He left Iran in 1958 and he was conferred a doctorate in international relations by American University, Washington, D.C., in 1963.[5] TeachingBavand taught at Rhode Island University, Allameh Tabatabai University (International Law and International Relations), Tehran, Imam Sadegh University and Azad University.[6] Among his famous students during his teaching was Ali Latifiyan. Aseman newspaper caseAseman (Sky), a reformist newspaper, was shut because of an interview with Bavand after just one week of publication. The closure was done after Davoud Hermidas-Bavand described eye-for-an-eye punishment as "inhumane."[7] Aseman was aligned with the country's new president Hassan Rouhani. Former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, had endorsed the paper in a letter published in its first edition, saying, "Whenever the space for life tightens; whenever the land dries up and is deprived of water," people "lift their eyes to the sky to keep hope alive."[8] According to the Prosecutor's office, "The newspaper was banned for spreading lies and insulting Islam."[9] DeathDavoud Hermidas-Bavand died on 12 November 2023, at the age of 89.[10] Books
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