Without My Daughter (Part 5 of 6)

The the real Mahmoody behind the backwards like and violent Mahmoody character in the 90's movie "Not Without My Daughter". He is still in search of his beloved daughter, Mahtob Mahmoody.

Sayed Mahmoody (70) is a medical doctor who trained in the UK and the USA. He lived and worked in America for more than twenty years where he established a successful practice as an anaesthetist and consultant in Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT). OMT is a holistic treatment that deals with the patient as a whole being. OMT practitioners use their hands to apply pressure on muscles, nerves and joints – to relieve pain, stiffness and tension in the whole body.

He is an aristocratic Iranian by birth. Sayed’s mother and father died by the time he was eight-years-old, and he was raised by his sister. Although a strict Muslim, he is no way fanatical and believes that Islam is a religion of tolerance, enlightenment and peace.

Sayed returned to Iran with his wife, Betty and daughter, Mahtob with the aim of using his medical knowledge to help treat the victims of the Iran-Iraq war. Days after his green-card expired, Betty left Terhan without warning, taking Mahtob with her on a Swissair Flight to the US. She then divorced Sayed in a US court where he had no voice, so gaining control of all the family’s assets, including substantial properties and savings. The court case and subsequent publication of his wife’s book, Not Without My Daughter, made him persona non grata in the USA.

Sayed has never remarried and continues to work full-time as an OMT practitioner, anaesthetist and university lecturer in Tehran.

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[lizze04]

also, if his claims that Betty knew they were not going to Iran for just a holiday, why didn't he sell their assets before leaving???

[BigArtistMiMi]

dannich, betty had no say in the matter about becoming an Iranian citizen, she was forced to be one because she was married to him. she had no rights as a wife.

[poddypoldi]

If the daughter had wanted to see him after she had turned 18 or 21 - she would have done so. But she didn't. Guess why.

[sweetleilani85]

@pipelujan83 i agree with you on that

[pipelujan83]

American people are so condescending against the world. Did you notice how condescending was that woman on the phone ? Thank you so much ..aight, aight...what kind of manners are those , and then Americans complaint how everyone dislike them for not having culture

[amarkanable]

@SugarShandy well no the woman seemed pretty straightforward and explained the situation clearly. She was supposed to bend over backwards to help him find his daughter in another country?

[manuel82ification]

Karma is not a bitch we make our destinies a bitch because of the choices we make. So nobody punishes no one, we punish ourselves.

[083770]

Regardless of the CIA's treachery in Iran, Dr Mahmoody is a villain. He uprooted his wife and child in such a way as to leave his in-laws confused & dismayed. The way he abandoned their house and other trappings is further proof that his wife had NO IDEA they were going to stay in Iran. Whether he told her 2 weeks or 2 months is of NO consequence! He lied to her! His adult daughter recounts witnessing her father's violent abuses. He does not represent all men, so don't defend him on that basis.

[livemorenorth]

@sunmoonie how do you know she was not brain washed

[glammie4]

Want to go?

What: The Culpeper Task Force on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault hosts its annual Candlelight Vigil with special speaker Mahtob Mahmoody, daughter of Betty Mahmoody, author of “Not Without My Daughter.”

[esampy80]

pure guy was my brothers friend god bless hem

[crazyhands1981]

I am sorry, I still dont understand why he didnt come back after realizing they were gone? Did I miss that part?