Sassan alizadeh biography

When Sassan Alizadeh arrived as a student at St. Sebastian’s in September 1979, it was under the most unusual circumstances. At the time, his native country, Iran, was in a state of chaos as a result of the Iranian Revolution.

Sassan, his aunt and cousin, Ramin Ghafari ’81, were among the many who fled the terror and came to the United States. Only a year later, the Iran-Iraq War broke out in September 1980. His father, a member of the Iranian Army, had no choice but to remain until the war was over and his mother stayed with her husband for a number of years. 

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Sassan settled in Brookline, MA, with Ramin and his aunt.

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His older brother was nearby, having arrived two years prior to study at Tufts University. Although Brookline’s public high school had a great reputation, Sassan’s parents and aunt decided that a private school would be the best fit for the two boys.

“My parents thought that a Catholic school, which is a bit more structured and ha