Georgia’s Emory University has severed ties with Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, the daughter of a sanctioned Iranian regime official, following mounting pressure.<\/b>
\nThe daughter of one of Iran\u2019s most powerful officials was quietly ousted from her position at Emory University following a wave of public outrage over her employment, The California Post confirmed.
Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, an assistant professor at Emory\u2019s prestigious Winship Cancer Institute, is no longer employed by the prestigious Atlanta-based school, a university spokesperson said Sunday.
Ardeshir-Larijani\u2019s father, Ali Larijani, is a top dog in the Islamic Republic\u2019s brutal regime, serving as secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council.
\u201cA physician who is the daughter of a senior Iranian government official is no longer an employee of Emory,\u201d said Andrea Clement, a PR director at Emory\u2019s Winship Cancer Institute.
Pressure had been building for Ardeshir-Larijani to be canned \u2014 and possibly deported from the US \u2014 in light of Iran\u2019s bloody crackdown on protesters that began in late December.
Pressure to address Ardeshir-Larijani\u2019s immigration and employment status gained steam after The Post reported on an online petition nearly 100,000 people signed that called on the US government to immediately deport her.
The heat on Emory intensified when furious demonstrators descended on the medical center on Jan. 19, waving signs that read, \u201cDid you know Iran terror chief\u2019s daughter is your co-worker?\u201d
Republican Georgia Rep. Earl \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter fired off a letter to Emory and the Georgia Medical Board demanding Ardeshir-Larijani be fired and stripped of her medical license.
\u201cHer ties to the largest state sponsor of terrorism are unacceptable and serve only to erode patient safety, public trust, and national security,\u201d Carter wrote on X Jan. 22.
Ardeshir-Larijani reportedly scored a green card in 2021 under then-President Joe Biden\u2019s administration.
While his daughter was living the American dream, treating patients and researching developmental therapeutics from Atlanta, Larijani was allegedly terrorizing the people of Tehran and labeling the US the \u201cGreat Satan.\u201d
He\u2019s been slapped with US sanctions for being \u201cone of the first Iranian leaders to call for violence in response to the legitimate demands of the Iranian people.\u201d
The university has maintained that its hiring practices complied with federal law, but later removed Ardeshir-Larijani\u2019s faculty page from the Emory website.
School officials characterized the situation as a \u201cpersonnel matter\u201d and declined request for further comment.
It marked a major win for activists who have spent weeks demanding to know why the scion of a regime that chants \u201cdeath to America\u201d was allowed to collect a taxpayer-funded paycheck in the heart of Georgia.Download The California Post App, follow us on socials, and subscribe to our newsletters
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After inquiries from The Post, the White House said it was \u201creviewing\u2019\u2019 the immigration situation of Iranians who gained benefits under the Biden administration.
The situation unfolded as President Donald Trump announced that an American \u201carmada\u201d was headed to Iran amid the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n