Saeed Fassaie
Author and former Iranian political activist and soldier who lived through the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later settled in Australia; author of the memoir Rising from the Shadows.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 34min
Life inside the Iranian Revolution
Saeed Fassaie, author and former Iranian political activist who lived through the 1979 revolution and later settled in Australia. He recounts growing up during the Shah’s reforms, the brief freedom after 1979 and its violent rollback. He describes fleeing Tehran, conscription in the Iran–Iraq War, trauma at the frontline, emigrating to Australia, rebuilding life and hopes for change in Iran.
