A TERRORIST jailed for his part in the Iranian Embassy SAS siege now enjoys a cushy lifestyle on UK benefits.
Fowzi Nejad, 61, cannot be sent back to Iran so instead lives off hand-outs in Peckham, South London, home to Del Boy in TV’s Only Fools and Horses.
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Fowzi Nejad, 61, cannot be sent back to Iran so survives on hand-outs in PeckhamCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Nejad is the only surviving Iranian Embassy terrorist and pals say he laps up his “playboy” life.
The Iranian pretended to be a hostage when SAS troops stormed the building in 1980.
The chain-smoker now rakes in thousands of pounds a year in benefits here while living rent-free.
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The chain-smoker now rakes in thousands of pounds a year and friends say he 'laps up' his 'playboy' lifeCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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Nejad is the only surviving Iranian Embassy terroristCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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The 61-year-old pretended to be a hostage when SAS troops stormed the Iranian Embassy in 1980Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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He was jailed for life at the Old Bailey for conspiracy to murder, false imprisonment and two charges of manslaughterCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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After his release in 2008, British authorities ruled they could not deport him to Iran because it would breach the Human Rights ActCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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He was one of six gunmen who raided the Iranian Embassy in South Kensington, West London, 37 years ago this weekCredit: BNPS.co.uk
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An SAS squad was sent in to rescue the hostagesCredit: PA:Press Association
Ladies’ man Nejad also loves travelling up to the West End from his flat in Peckham, South London, where TV’s Del Boy Trotter lived.
A pal said: “He lives off benefits and is on disability because he has a bad back.
“He also loves a night out in the West End and he has an eye for the ladies.
“He will say, ‘I went out, had a drink and got some p****’.
“It’s a proper playboy lifestyle and he loves it.”
Nejad was one of six gunmen who raided the Iranian Embassy in South Kensington, West London, 37 years ago this week.
While the rest were killed six days later by SAS troops, Nejad was captured after pretending to be a hostage.
He was jailed for life at the Old Bailey for conspiracy to murder, false imprisonment and two charges of manslaughter.
After his release in 2008, British authorities ruled they could not deport him to Iran because it would breach the Human Rights Act.
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The rest of the terrorists were killed but Nejad was captured by SAS troopsCredit: BBC
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The SAS rescued all but one of the hostages during the operation and a fire broke out during the siegeCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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The blaze swept through the building and it wasn't re-opened until 1993Credit: Getty Images
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BBC sound recordist Sim Harris escapes the building with an SAS gunman nearbyCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Nejad says he fears execution if sent back to IranCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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He got a new name but cannot work or reveal his real identityCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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Two hostages were killed during the Iranian Embassy siege, named Operation NimrodCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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Nejad and five other terrorists forced their way into the embassy, taking 26 hostagesCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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Terrorists killed the first hostage after six days, and PM Margaret Thatcher then ordered the SAS to storm the buildingCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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Nejad's release in 2008 triggered protests from campaigners and survivors of the siegeCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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An image from the Iranian Embassy SiegeCredit: Getty Images
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MP Bob Stewart blasted: "He is damn lucky this state is decent enough to allow him to live here in comfort."Credit: PA:Press Association
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Former SAS sniper Robin Horsfall said Nejad is in the situation he is because 'he has no choice'Credit: PA:Press Association
Nejad, who says he feared execution, got a new name but conditions of his release meant he could not work or reveal his real identity.
Ex-army officer and MP Bob Stewart blasted: “He is damn lucky this state is decent enough to allow him to live here in comfort.
“We must be one of the few countries that would allow this.”
But former SAS sniper Robin Horsfall said: “He is in that situation because he had no choice.
“He served twice or three times as long as people convicted of atrocious murders in Northern Ireland.”
