Mohammad-Ali Rajai
| Mohammad-Ali Rajai | |
 Khamenei beside Rajai in hospital after unsuccessful assassination by MEK on 27 June 1981 |
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| In office 15 August 1981 – 30 August 1981 |
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| Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
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| Preceded by | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Succeeded by | Ali Khamenei |
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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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| In office 12 August 1980 – 4 August 1981 |
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| President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Preceded by | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Javad Bahonar |
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| Born | 15 June 1933 Ghazvin, Iran |
| Died | August 30 1981 (aged 48) Tehran,
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| Political party | Association of Combatant Clerics |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Mohammad Ali Rajai (محمد علی رجائی in Persian) (15 June 1933 – August 30, 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 – 15 August 1981, while he was Prime Minister.
He graduated with a degree in Education from Tarbiat Moallem University in 1959.[1]
He was a strong supporter of Iranian revolution and was a leader in the movement to purge Iranian universities of American and European influences, which was later called the Islamic Cultural Revolution. Furthermore, he started the Iranian retirement program for individuals over the age 70.
Assassination
On August 30, 1981, President Rajai held a meeting of Iran's Supreme Defence Council, along with 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]
He was the President of Iran for 14 days. Rajai was born in Ghazvin.
| Preceded by Mehdi Bazargan |
Prime Minister of
Iran 1980–1981 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Javad Bahonar |
| Preceded by Abolhassan Banisadr |
President of Iran 1981 |
Succeeded by Ali Khamenei |
| Presidents of Iran | |
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| Abolhassan Banisadr (1980–81) • Mohammad Ali Rajai (1981) • Ali Khamenei (1981–89) • Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989–97) • Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005) • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |  |
References
- ^ Facts on File Yearbook 1981
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