Jamshid Sharmahd

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Jamshid Sharmahd born?March 23, 1955
2. What nationality was Jamshid Sharmahd?German
3. What is the US residency?Permanent resident since 2003
4. What is the alleged affiliation?Tondar group
5. Who was Jamshid Sharmahd?He was a German-American software engineer who lived in Los Angeles and built computer programs.
6. What happened to him in 2020?In July 2020, while traveling in Dubai, he was taken by Iranian agents and brought to Iran.

Software engineer: A professional specializing in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software.
Abduction: The unlawful seizure and carrying away of a person by force or fraud, often by state actors.
Tondar: An Iranian monarchist group reportedly involved in acts of sabotage and violence, designated as adversarial by the Iranian government.
Solitary confinement: A penal practice of isolating an inmate in a cell, limiting human contact, often used as punishment or for security reasons.