Davoud Hermidas-Bavand

Davoud Hermidas Bavand داوود هرمیداس باوند
Spokesperson of National Front
In office 2007 – incumbent
Preceded by	Parviz Varjavand
Personal details
Born	1934 Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	National Front
Alma mater	American University Tehran University

Davoud Hermidas-Bavand (born 1934 in Tehran) is a renowned Iranian political scientist.

Bavand obtained with honors a bachelor's degree in law and political sciences from Tehran University in 1957. He left Iran in 1958 and he was conferred a doctorate in international relations by American University, Washington, D.C., in 1963. He is member of leadership council and spokesperson of National Front of Iran.

Aseman newspaper case

Aseman (Sky), a reformist newspaper was shut because of an interview with Bavand after just one week of publication. The closure was done after Davoud Hermidas-Bavand described eye-for-an-eye punishment as "inhumane." Aseman was aligned with the country’s new president Hassan Rouhani. Former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, had endorsed the paper in a letter published in its first edition, saying, “Whenever the space for life tightens; whenever the land dries up and is deprived of water,” people “lift their eyes to the sky to keep hope alive.”

According to the Prosecutor's office, "The newspaper was banned for spreading lies and insulting Islam."

Books

• "Historical, Legal and Political Sovereignty Over Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs"
• "Landlocked and Semi-Landlocked Seas"
• "Macro Policies and Micro Islands"
• "Norouz, Violation of International Commitments and Consequent Responsibilities."

See also

• National Front of Iran
• Intellectual movements in Iran
• List of Iranian Intellectuals