Safi Asfia
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| Born | Mohammad Ali Safi Asfia 1916 Tehran, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 11 April 2008 (aged 91–92) Tehran, Iran |
| Children | 3 |
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Safi Asfia (Persian: محمدعلی صفی اصفیاء; 1916–2008) was an Iranian mining engineer, technocrat and politician who held several cabinet posts during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was arrested in 1979 when an Islamic revolution took place in Iran and was imprisoned for five years. Following his release Asfia did not leave Iran and was involved in computer programming.