A source in Iran’s cultural center in Beirut told the Tasnim News Agency that Beirut’s municipality will name a major street in Beirut after the Iranian politician and commander to commemorate his endeavors in Iran and Lebanon.
A bust of Martyr Chamran, built in cooperation with Tehran’s municipality, will also be installed on the same street, the source added.
The street’s new name and signs will be inaugurated on Wednesday in a ceremony with Iranian and Lebanese officials in attendance.
Iran’s Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Fathali, district mayor, and representatives from Amal Movement and the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement will address the ceremony before unveiling the bust.
Born in 1932, Mostafa Chamran served as the first Iranian defense minister after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. He was also a member of parliament, as well as the commander of paramilitary volunteers during the Iraqi imposed war on Iran.
Chamran left his academic career as a scientist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley in order to help Islamic movements in Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt. He was also instrumental in the struggles leading to the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Chamran was killed on June 20 1981 after being hit by shrapnel shells in Dehlavieh, a region in Iran’s southern Khuzestan Province.
British writer Nick Robinson published an English biography of Chamran in 2013. Titled ‘22: Not a New Lifestyle for Those who Thirst for Humanity’, the book explores Chamran’s life in 33 short stories.
