Abolhassan Banisadr
Seyyad Abolhassan Banisadr ( pronunciation (info • help) ; Persian: سیِّدابوالحسن بنیصدر; 22 March 1933 – 9 October 2021) was an Iranian politician, economist and human rights activist. He was the first President of Iran from 4 February 1980 after the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the abolition of the monarchy until his impeachment on 21 June 1981.
Abolhassan Banisadr سیدابوالحسن بنیصدر | |
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![]() Abolhassan Banisadr in 1980 | |
1st President of Iran | |
In office 4 February 1980 – 21 June 1981 | |
Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Ali Rajai |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Rajai |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 12 November 1979 – 29 November 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Yazdi |
Succeeded by | Sadegh Ghotbzadeh |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 27 February 1979 – 12 November 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
Preceded by | Ali Ardalan |
Succeeded by | Hossein Namazi |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamadan, Iran[1] | 22 March 1933
Died | 9 October 2021 Paris, France | (aged 88)
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | People's Mujahedin of Iran (1981-1984) |
Spouse(s) | Ozra Banisadr |
Signature | ![]() |
Banisadr died at the age of 88 at a Paris hospital on 9 October 2021.[2][3]
Further reading
- The fundamental principles and precepts of Islamic government, Mazda Publishers, 1981
- (with Jean-Charles Deniau) My Turn to Speak: Iran, the Revolution and Secret Deals With the U.S., Potomac Books (April 1991) ISBN 0-08-040563-0
- Le Coran et le pouvoir: principes fondamentaux du Coran, Imago, 1993
Abolhassan Banisadr Media
Banisadr (left) inaugurated as first President of Iran in 1980. Mohammad Beheshti is on the right and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at his back.
References
Other websites
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