George Malek-Yonan (1924 to 2014) was an Iranian Assyrian international attorney, politician and athlete. His family settled in Tehran, and he took a law degree at Tehran University's Law School in 1946 and a degree in political science in 1947, then studied law at Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco in 1964. He practiced international law for more than fifty years, representing American, European and Asian corporations in Iran, and acted as attorney for the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during the American hostage takeover. He worked to secure a seat for Assyrians as a recognized minority in the Iranian Parliament. After the Iranian Revolution he moved to the United States and died in California in 2014. He was also a decorated track and field athlete.
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was an Iranian Assyrian international attorney, politician and athlete
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He practiced international law for more than fifty years
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George Malek-Yonan (1924-2014)
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He practiced international law for more than fifty years
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was an Iranian Assyrian international attorney, politician and athlete
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representing many of the American, European and Asian corporations in Iran
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