Shaban
The story of Shaban "Beemokh" Jafari
April 12, 2002
The Iranian
Shaban Jafari, a.k.a. Shaban Beemokh ("Brainless"), has been
an important figure in Iranian contemporary history. For more than half a century
he has been commonly known as a thug who led his men against opponents of Mohammad
Reza Shah Pahlavi, notably during the 1953 coup.
Jafari's "boys" -- from traditional, religious neighborhoods of Tehran
-- were not unlike today's Anasar Hezbollah who frequently storm political gatherings
that do not tow the official line in the Islamic Republic.
In the 483-page "Shaban Jafari" (2002, Naab
Publishers, Beverly Hills), writer Homa Sarshar has shed much light on
the man behind the myth. The book is based on an extensive interview with Jafari,
who lived mostly in Los Angeles after the 1979 revolution. It also includes dozens
of exclusive photographs.
Excerpts and sample photos from the book:
-- Introduction
(5 pages)
-- Jafari on the
1953 Coup (13 pages)
Photos
-- Young Shaban
-- 1953 coup (1)
-- 1953 coup
(2)
-- With Mohammad
Reza Shah
-- Shah's birthday
festival
-- With Ayatollah
Kashani
-- Political
cartoon
-- With Mohammad
Ali
-- With Frank
Sinatra
-- With Gina Lollabrigida
-- With
"Iron Sheikh"
-- In Los
Angeles
-- Shaban,
Raiders fan
-- With
Homa Sarshar
-- Shaban
in 2000
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