ran . ▁His ▁mother ▁alleg edly ▁suffered ▁a ▁fatal ▁heart ▁attack ▁upon ▁hearing ▁the ▁news . ▁ ▁Me h di ▁D ib aj ▁– ▁a ▁Christian ▁convert ▁from ▁Sh i ' ism ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁tried ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁apost asy , ▁but ▁then ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁ab duct ed ▁shortly ▁there after ▁and ▁his ▁body ▁found ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Ham id ▁H aj iz ade h ▁– ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁poet ▁from ▁K erman , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁ 9 - year - old ▁son , ▁were ▁found ▁st ab bed ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁their ▁b eds ▁on ▁the ▁ro o ft op ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁Mir ▁A la ei ▁– ▁a ▁writer , ▁transl ator ▁and ▁think er , ▁died ▁in ▁Is fah an ▁under ▁susp icious ▁circumstances ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁left ▁home ▁for ▁an ▁appointment ▁at ▁a ▁quarter ▁to ▁ 8 ▁am . ▁Police ▁called ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁report ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁a ▁body ▁at ▁eleven ▁o ' clock ▁p . m . ▁Card iac ▁arrest ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁official ▁reason ▁for ▁his ▁death ; ▁a ▁pot ass ium ▁injection ▁is ▁reported ly ▁the ▁actual ▁reason . ▁ ▁Kaz em ▁Sam i ▁– ▁Iran ' s ▁first ▁Health ▁Minister ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Islam