Georgia’s Emory University has severed ties with Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, the daughter of a sanctioned Iranian regime official, following mounting pressure.
The daughter of one of Iran’s 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’s prestigious Winship Cancer Institute, is no longer employed by the prestigious Atlanta-based school, a university spokesperson said Sunday.
Ardeshir-Larijani’s father, Ali Larijani, is a top dog in the Islamic Republic’s brutal regime, serving as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
“A physician who is the daughter of a senior Iranian government official is no longer an employee of Emory,” said Andrea Clement, a PR director at Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute.
Pressure had been building for Ardeshir-Larijani to be canned — and possibly deported from the US — in light of Iran’s bloody crackdown on protesters that began in late December.
Pressure to address Ardeshir-Larijani’s 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.
