Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Farid Khavari


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The result was  Keep (NAC)  Garibaldi Baconfat   19:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Farid Khavari

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The subject is a candidate for a future election, but not a very notable one--without running for office he wouldn't qualify, and that run is a ways away. Drmies (talk) 07:37, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:22, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. He is notable as an author. See this search at Worldcat. His book Environomics : the economics of environmentally safe prosperity according to http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26929914&referer=brief_results is held by 271 libraries and was reviewed in the scholarly journal '"Economic Geography Oct., 1994, vol. 70, no. 4, p. 427-429. His book Oil and Islam : the ticking bomb  according to http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22954128 is held by 165 libraries. His book Vultures : doctors, lawyers, hospitals, and insurance companies : what's wrong, and what to do about it'' according to http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21949457 is held by 77 libraries.

There is older coverage (circa 1991) of him and his family in the context of the persecution of Baha'is in Iran at this article and other articles that can be found at this search. I do not regard this coverage as a proof of his notability, but perhaps it establishes notability for his mother and father. (I agree that in this case notability is not inherited.) It is not clear whether he is a Baha'i, so I have not mentioned that it the article. There are a few hits for him at Google Scholar, but probably not enough to pass WP:PROF.

His proposal that the State of Florida establish its own bank may attract broader public interest, even if he fails to be elected. But my overall feeling is that his work as an author makes him notable. - Eastmain (talk) 21:51, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Eastmain, do you care to add that information to the article and trimming/editing it so that the text reflects what he is notable for? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 01:13, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep as an author, with thanks to Eastmain. DGG ( talk ) 04:22, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Timotheus Canens (talk) 00:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep he is an author, the article should be kept. I also agree with Eastmain about the state-bank idea making him noteworthy as well. Grma09 (talk) 21:57, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
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