▁discuss ▁the ▁event ▁with ▁no ▁one ". ▁ ▁The ▁person ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁victim ▁was ▁Kaz em ▁Sam i ▁K erm ani , ▁an ▁" I sl am ic ▁national ist ▁and ▁phys ician " ▁who ▁had ▁opposed ▁the ▁Shah ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁the ▁brief ▁post - re volution ary ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Me h di ▁B az arg an . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Maj les ▁where ▁he ▁critic ized ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁its ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Iran – I ra q ▁War ▁after ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁K hor ram sh ahr . ▁He ▁was ▁murder ed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁his ▁clin ic ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁by ▁an ▁ax - w ield ing ▁ass ail ant . ▁ ▁Al leg ed ▁perpet rat ors ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁statement ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁calling ▁itself ▁" p ure ▁Moh amm ad an ▁Islam ▁dev ote es ▁of ▁Most af a ▁Nav v ab " ▁taking ▁credit ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁kill ings . ▁The ▁statement ▁attacked ▁reform ists ▁and ▁said ▁in ▁part : ▁ ▁" Now ▁that ▁domestic ▁polit icians , ▁through ▁neg lig ence ▁and ▁len iency , ▁and ▁under ▁s log an ▁of ▁rule ▁of ▁law , ▁support ▁the ▁mask ed ▁poison ous ▁v ip ers ▁of ▁the ▁al iens