Dariush Homayoon

Dariush Homayoun
Dariush Homayoun
3rd Deputy Secretary-General of the Rastakhiz Party
	In office; 7 August 1977 – 20 January 1978
Secretary-General	Mohammad Baheri
Preceded by	Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani
Succeeded by	Javad Saeed
Minister of Information and Tourism
	In office; 7 August 1977 – 16 September 1978
Prime Minister	Jamshid Amouzegar
Succeeded by	Mohammad Reza Tehrani
Personal details
Born	27 September 1928; Tehran, Iran
Died	28 January 2011 (aged 82); Geneva, Switzerland
Party	Constitutionalist Party (1994–2011); Resurgence Party (1975–1978); New Iran Party (1963–1975); National Front (1960–1961); SUMKA (1952–1953); Nation Party (1951–1952); Pan-Iranist Party (1949–1951);
Spouse	Homa Zahedi

Daryoush Homayoun (Persian: داریوش همایون; 1928 – 2011) was an Iranian journalist, author, intellectual, and politician who was the Deputy Secretary-General of the Rastakhiz Party during the tenure of Mohammad Baheri. He was the Minister of Information and Tourism in the cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar, founder of the daily newspaper Ayandegan, and one-time high-ranking member of the Rastakhiz party.

In exile, he became one of the founders of the Constitutionalist Party of Iran. He was famous for his analytical writings and largely impartial assessment of history. His outspoken manner, criticizing the Islamic Republic with harsh tones, but also directing his criticism at the Pahlavi policies, earned him the respect of many, while at the same time creating many enemies. He was one of the most influential Iranian opposition leaders in exile.