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Navvab Safavi

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Terrorist

The Resume

    (1924-December 25, 1955)
    Born in Tehran, Iran
    Born Mojtaba Mir-Lowhi
    Founder of Fadayan-e Islam (1945)
    Arrested and executed after attempted assassination of Hosein Ala

Why he might be annoying:

    He had strong ties with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
    He was involved in a workers' protest against a British manager, and he ended up fleeing to Najaf in Iraq to escape arrest (1943).
    He lived a weird life while staying in Najaf, working as a carpenter for half of each day and studying at a seminary for the other half.
    He organized assassinations on politicians deemed antagonistic towards Islam, such as Ahmad Kasravi.
    The two v’s in his name look so close that they look like a ‘w’.
    He was highly critical of university education, claiming that they have produced ‘excessive waste’ .
    Many members of the Fadayan-e Islam work for the Iranian government.
    The Iranian government declared him a ‘martyr’ despite his terrorist actions.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was charismatic and potentially attractive, which probably won him followers.
    He and his followers are mostly young poor men, so they probably got really mad at the authorities of their time because of their economic circumstances.
    An expressway and metro stop in Tehran are named after him.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 435 Votes: 69.20% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 59 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 120 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1783 Votes: 71.17% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 703 Votes: 59.03% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 218 Votes: 83.49% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 211 Votes: 98.10% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 903 Votes: 62.90% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 454 Votes: 48.90% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 952 Votes: 69.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 239 Votes: 80.75% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 187 Votes: 79.68% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 266 Votes: 69.55% Annoying