Majid Sharif (
Persian: مجید شریف; January/February 1951– November 19, 1998) was an Iranian translator and journalist who was one of the victims of the
Chain murders of Iran. He was a follower of the late
Islamistmodernistleftist theoretician
Ali Shariati.[4] Articles by him criticizing Iranian government policies appeared in a monthly magazine, Iran-e Farda (Iran of Tomorrow), which was closed down by court order on December 5, 1998.[5]
In November 1998, Sharif left his home for a jog and never returned.[6] On November 19, 1998 he was found on the side of a road in
Tehran and identified by his mother in the coroner's office six days later on November 25, 1998. The official cause of his death was given as heart failure.[7]
^"Iranian Calendar Converter". iranchamber.com. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06. (The month of Bahman 1329 in the Jalali Calendar – given as the month of birth in the Persian-language article – corresponds to the time span from January 21, 1951 till February 19, 1951 in the Gregorian Calendar.)
^"Iranian Calendar Converter". iranchamber.com. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06. (The Persian date of Aban 28, 1377 – given as the date of death in the Persian-language article – corresponds to November 19, 1998 in the Gregorian Calendar.)
^Vakily, Abdollah (November 1991). "Previous Works on Shariati".
Ali Shariati and the Mystical Tradition of Islam(PDF) (M.A.). Montreal: Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2017.