Saeed Soltanpour

Saeed Soltanpour was born in 1940 in Sabzevar, Khorasan. He was arrested on 15 April 1981 during his wedding ceremony in Tehran. Following two months of interrogation and torture, he was executed on 21 June 1981 at Evin Prison. There is no information available regarding a court to examine the charges against him.

After completing high school, Soltanpour worked as a teacher in educational institutions in southern Tehran. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran and was known as a poet, writer, and director.

Soltanpour was a supporter of the minority faction of the People's Fedai Guerrillas and began his political activism in the 1960s. In 1972, he was arrested for publishing the book "A Type of Art, A Type of Thought" and was released after 45 days. He was arrested again shortly after and released in 1976, subsequently joining the Iranian Writers' Association. He was a prominent figure in the field of "committed art." After the Islamic Revolution, in 1979, he was nominated for parliamentary representation by the People's Fedai Guerrillas of Iran. Soltanpour continued his artistic activities until his arrest, with his last directed play titled "Abbas Agha, Worker of Iran National," which achieved significant success.

Saeed Soltanpour's body was not returned to his family, and he was buried in Khavaran without their knowledge or presence.