Masoud Behnoud
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About
Iranian investigative journalist and author who has worked in Iran and the United Kingdom. He was also a radio and television producer.
Before Fame
He began his career as a journalist in 1964.
Trivia
From 1971, he was the chief editor of the daily Ayandegan. It was closed in 1979 on the orders of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini. He and senior staff were imprisoned.
Family Life
He and his wife have a son and daughter.
Associated With
He is one of many famous Iranian journalists who were imprisoned, including Ebrahim Nabavi and Akbar Ganji.
