Mahmoud Ghandi ( Persian: محمود قندی, August 25, 1945 in Tehran – June 28, 1981) was an Iranian politician, who served as the Minister of Information and Communications Technology from 1979 to 1981. [1] [2] Ghandi was assassinated along with more than 70 members of the Islamic Republic Party in the Haft-e Tir bombing in Tehran on 28 June 1981. [3] [4] [1] [5]