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Ahmad Tafazzoli

احمد تفضلی

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Ahmad Tafazzoli was a distinguished Iranian scholar, linguist, and translator who served as a prominent professor at the University of Tehran. Recognized for his deep intellectual contributions, he was a respected figure within the academic community, often pictured surrounded by the books and research that defined his life's work. On January 14, 1997, Professor Tafazzoli left his university office to travel to his home in Shemiran, but he never reached his destination. He was suspiciously murdered in the street during his commute. His assassination is documented as part of the Chain Murders, a series of state-linked political killings targeting Iranian intellectuals, dissidents, and academic voices in an effort to silence critical thought.

احمد تفضلی پژوهشگر، مترجم، زبان‌شناس و استاد برجسته دانشگاه تهران بود. او به عنوان چهره‌ای شاخص در فضای علمی و دانشگاهی ایران شناخته می‌شد که عمر خود را صرف تحقیق و آموزش در حوزه‌ی زبان‌شناسی و ادبیات کرد. در ۲۴ دی ۱۳۷۵، دکتر تفضلی پس از خروج از دفتر کار خود در دانشگاه تهران به قصد بازگشت به منزلش در شمیران، در مسیر به طرزی مشکوک در خیابان به قتل رسید. واقعه‌ی جان‌باختن او به عنوان بخشی از قتل‌های زنجیره‌ای ثبت شده است؛ مجموعه‌ای از ترورهای سیاسی که با هدف حذف فیزیکی روشنفکران و دگراندیشان انجام می‌شد. یاد او به عنوان یکی از قربانیان برجسته‌ی این جنایات در تاریخ معاصر ایران باقی مانده است.

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