Saeed Abedini

Quick Facts

Full Name	Saeed Abedini
Occupation	Civil Servant
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1980(1980-05-07)
Age	44
Country	Iran
Horoscope	Taurus

Saeed Abedini Biography

Saeed Abedini is one of the most popular and richest Civil Servant who was born on May 7, 1980 in Iran. Saeed Abedini (Persian syd bdyny , born on May 7, 1980) is an Iranian American Christian pastor who was detained within Iran in 2012 on accusations that he harmed national security. In his time in prison Abedini gained international recognition as the subject of religious discrimination. In response to international pressure, Abedini was released from prison on the 16th of January 2016, along with others American prisoners.

The year 2008 was the time that Abedini received an appointment as a priest of America. U.S. and in 2010 Abedini was awarded American citizenship, thereby becoming an Iranian-American dual citizen. Abedini was a member of his parents within Boise, Idaho, where his wife was raised.

In July 2012, after making his ninth trip to Iran since 2009 to visit his relatives and continue to build an orphanage in the city of Rasht, Abedini was placed under house arrest by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; his passports were confiscated. He was transferred to Evin Prison in late September.

In January 2013, U.S. State Department condemned Abedini’s sentencing: “We condemn Iran’s continued violation of the universal right of freedom of religion and we call on the Iranian authorities to respect Mr. Abedini’s human rights and release him.”

The year 2002 was when Abedini began dating and got married to his partner Naghmeh who was the daughter of an American citizen. In the beginning of 2000 in the early 2000s, the Abedinis were prominent within the movement of house churches in Iran in a time that the movement was embraced from authorities of the Iranian government. At the time, Abedini is credited with the creation of about 100 houses churches in 30 Iranian cities that had more than 22,000 members. Following the election of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in the year 2005, however the house-church movement came under the wrath of Iranian authorities, and Abedinis retreated in America. United States.

Saeed Abedini Net Worth

Saeed Abedini is one of the richest Civil Servant from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Saeed Abedini 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In Iran, Abedini is a former Muslim who made the switch to Christianity in 2000. Although Christianity is acknowledged as an official minority religion in the Iranian constitution, Muslim converts to Christianity are subject to discrimination by the of Iranian authorities. Particularly, these converts are prohibited from attending worship with other Christians in existing Christian churches. This results in the formation of what are known as “house” or “underground” churches that allow these new believers to worship in a group.

Abedini got married to his wife Naghmeh Naghmeh, the American citizens, back in the year 2002. Saeed Abedini and Naghmeh Abedini have two children and as of the year 2015 were members of the Calvary Chapel church in Boise.

Abedini’s first trip back to Iran was in 2009 to visit his extended family, when government authorities detained him. According to Abedini, he was threatened with death during his interrogation over his conversion to Christianity. Ultimately, he was released after signing a pledge to cease all house-church activities in the country. As part of this same agreement, Abedini was permitted to return to Iran freely to work on non-sectarian humanitarian efforts.

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Who is Saeed Abedini Dating?

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In November 2015, Naghmeh Abedini began to back away from speaking out publicly for her husband’s release, telling supporters by e-mail that he had been abusive to her and she could “no longer live a lie.”

Facts & Trivia

Saeed Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Servant. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Saeed Abedini celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

In March 2015, in a message commemorating the Nowruz (the Persian new year), President Barack Obama listed Abedini, Rezaian, and Hekmati, by name and called for their release. Obama said, “[Abedini] has spent two and a half years detained in Iran on charges related to his religious beliefs. He must be returned to his wife and two young children, who needlessly continue to grow up without their father.” Obama also met with Naghmeh Abedini during a January 2015 visit to Boise.