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| In office 15 August 1981 – 30 August 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar |
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| Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Succeeded by | Ali Khamenei |
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| In office 12 August 1980 – 4 August 1981 |
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| President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Javad Bahonar |
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| In office 11 March 1981 – 15 August 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Karim Khodapanahi |
| Succeeded by | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
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| Born | 15 June 1933 Ghazvin, Iran |
| Died | 30 August 1981 (aged 48) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Republic Party |
| Religion | Twelver Shi'a Islam |
Mohammad Ali Rajai (محمد علی رجائی in Persian) (15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was the second elected President of Iran, after serving as Prime Minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs for five months, 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981, while he was Prime Minister.
He graduated with a degree in Education from Tarbiat Moallem University in 1959. [1]
He was actively involved in Iranian revolution and was a leader in the movement to purge Iranian universities of American and European influences, which was later called the Cultural Revolution. Furthermore, he started the Iranian retirement program for individuals over the age of 70.
Assassination
On August 30, 1981, President Rajai held a meeting of Iran's Supreme Defense Council, along with the Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar. Witnesses later stated that a trusted aide brought a briefcase into the conference room, setting it between the two leaders, then left. Another person opened the case, triggering a bomb that set the room ablaze and killed Rajai, Bahonar, and three others.[1] The assassin was identified as Massoud Kashmiri, an operative of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (also known as the MKO, MEK and PMOI), who had infiltrated the Prime Minister's office in the guise of a state security official[citation needed].
He was the President of Iran for 15 days[citation needed]. Rajai was born in Qazvin.
References
- ^ Facts on File Yearbook 1981
| Preceded by Abolhassan Banisadr |
President of Iran 1981 |
Succeeded by Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by Mehdi Bazargan |
Prime Minister of Iran 1980–1981 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Javad Bahonar |
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