I am:
Farrokh Negahdar, 1946, born in a middle class civil servant family, an activist and thereafter a leader of Iranian student movement during the 60s, held in prison for about 10 years, (1968-1978), a member of the founder group of Fadaian Organisation and, from 1978 onwards, a member of the leadership.
Farrokh Negahdar was elected as the leader of the Organisation of Iranian People’s Fadaian (Majority), OIPFM, http://www.fadai.org, in May 1982 and held the position until August 1990. He is living abroad, in exile, since May 1983. He is married and has got one son, 28.
Farrokh Negahdar is a well-known Iranian left politician and influential political theorist in the area of decision making, policy process and policy analysis. A selection of his works, which covers the period of 1990-1997, is published in ‘Democracy for Iran’ (1997). The second volume of his works is published on the internet, (http://www.iran-emrooz.net). Farrokh Negahdar is one of the most credible and demanded political analysts on Iranian domestic and foreign politics and policies.
Farrokh Negahdar is graduated from the University of London. He is awarded BSc in Economics and Politics and two masters, in Public Policy and Education. His dissertation is about the invention of models of Policy Analysis by employment of the basic concepts of microeconomics, as metaphors, in the area of policy making and policy analysis.
Farrokh Negahdar is one of the founders and elected member of the leadership of the United Republicans of Iran, http://www.jomhouri.com, a broad-church alliance of freedom lovers of Iran.