Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur or Mohtashami (Persian: سید علیاکبر محتشمیپور; 1947 – 7 June 2021) was an Iranian Shia cleric. He was active during the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[3] He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon".[4][5]
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 19 August 1985 – 3 August 1989 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri |
| Succeeded by | Abdollah Nouri |
| Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2000 – 28 May 2004 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 717,076 (24.46%)[1] |
| In office 18 February 1989 – 28 May 1992 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 225,767 (34.1%)[1] |
| Ambassador of Iran to Syria | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Ali Motazed |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hassan Akhtari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 7 June 2021 (aged 74) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Association of Combatant Clerics |
| Relatives | Fakhri Mohtashamipour (niece)[2] |
| Alma mater | Alavi Institute Qom Seminary Hawza Najaf |
Mohtashami was the target of an assassination attempt after he lost his right hand when he opened a book full with explosives.[6][7]
Mohtashamipur died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran on 7 June 2021, aged 74.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Patriots and Reformists: Behzad Nabavi and Mostafa Tajzadeh". Tehran Bureau. PBS. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ Iran: Early Race For Clerical Assembly Gets Bitter Radio Liberty
- ↑ Iranian publisher defies court BBC, 26 June 2000
- ↑ Barsky, Yehudit (May 2003). "Hizballah" (PDF). The American Jewish Committee. Archived from the original (Terrorism Briefing) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Ali Akbar Mohtashemi explaining story of assassination attempt and how he lost his hand. Iran Negah
- ↑ Ronen Bergman, 2018, Rise and Kill First, ch 21
- ↑ "Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies". The Independent. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.