Masoud Banisadr, Ph.D., was born
in Tehran in 1953. In 1976 he
traveled to the United Kingdom where
he earned a Ph.D. in chemical
engineering and engineering
mathematics at Newcastle University
in 1981. Dr. Banisadr joined the
Mujahideen-e-Khalq Organization
(MEK) in
1979 and served as its
representative in the United States
from 1990-96. He left the MEK
in June 1996. He wrote
a memoir of his experiences
entitled, Masoud: Memoirs of an
Iranian Rebel, published by SAQI
Books, London in 2004. He has
been active in exploring and
explaining cult manipulation and has
written many articles in Farsi about
cults, available on his Website.
www.banisadr.info.
