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Hamid Pourmand (born 1958) is a former army colonel in the Iranian army and a lay leader of the Jama'at-e Rabbani, the Iranian branch of the Assemblies of God church in Bandar-i-Bushehr, a southern port city in Iran.〔(IRAN : CONCERN MOUNTS FOR JAILED IRANIAN CHRISTIAN )〕 ==Personal background== Hamid Pourmand is married to Arlet, who is an Assyrian Christian. They have two sons, named Immanuel and David.〔(IRAN: ISLAMIC COURT ACQUITS IRANIAN CHRISTIAN ) Compass Direct - May 30, 2005〕 Under the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is illegal for a non-Muslim to serve as a military officer. In spite of this, Hamid Pourmand continued to serve as an officer in the Iranian army. According to his family and Christian acquaintances, Hamid Pourmand was quite open about his Christian faith and never attempted to conceal his religious conversion. Pourmand frequently served as the volunteer pastor of a congregation of the Assemblies of God Church in Bushehr. At the time of his 2004 arrest, his wife and children were visiting relatives in Tehran. Upon returning to Bushehr, they discovered that their house had been broken into and vandalized. Personal items, such as family papers, documents and photographs had been removed from the family home.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hamid Pourmand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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