What is Abdulla Mohtadi?
{{Infobox person | name = Abdullah Mohtadi | image = | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Secretary General of the reformed and mainstream Iranian Komala Party | other_names = Shirko | birth_name = | birth_date = 1949 | birth_place = [[Bukan]], [[Iran]] | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Kurdish | occupation = Komala Secretary General | years_active = 1966 | known_for = Politics | notable_works = }} '''Abdullah Mohtadi''' (born 1949 in [[Bukan]], [[Iran]]) is the leader of the [[Komala Party]] of [[Iranian Kurdistan]]. As a politician, he has played a prominent role in the [[Kurdish separatism in Iran|Kurdish resistance struggle]] against the Iranian regime. Abdullah Mohtadi is also a member of the board of Iran's Transitional Council (ITC).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://iran-tc.com/en/home/ |title=ITC |access-date=2020-12-25 |archive-date=2021-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518182536/http://iran-tc.com/en/home/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the international media, Abdulla Mohtadi is known as a political analyst of the [[Middle East]], especially ongoing affairs of [[Iran]] and Iranian Kurdistan. As of 2020, Iran is an [[Islamic Republic|Islamic republic]], where [[Islam]]ic leaders play an important role. Mohtadi wants to establish a [[Secularism|secular]] state. He has called for [[democratic]] reforms. He also called for a society that respects many different opinions; this idea is known as [[pluralism]]. == History == Despite all the efforts to remain in secrecy, in the 1970s, Mohtadi was arrested three times. The last time he was arrested, Abdullah was sentenced to more than three years' imprisonment for his activism against the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]] regime. Since [[SAVAK]] was unable to provide any evidence regarding Mohtadi's political actions, he was released from priso