Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Iranian reformist politician and architect (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh (Persian: میرحسین موسوی خامنه, romanized: Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī Khāmené, pronounced [miːɾ hoˈsɛjn ɛ muːsæˈviː jɛ xɑːmɛˈnɛ]; born 2 March 1942) is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the 49th and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition in the post-election unrest. Mousavi served as the president of the Iranian Academy of Arts until 2009, when conservative authorities removed him.[4] Although Mousavi had always considered himself a reformist and believed in promoting change within the 1979 Revolution constitution, on 3 Feb 2023, in response to the violent suppression of Iranians by Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, he announced opposition to the Islamic Republic constitution and asked for a widespread referendum to fully change the constitution and make a fundamental change in Iran's political system.[5]
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49th Prime Minister of Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 29 October 1981 – 16 August 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ali Khamenei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Reza Mahdavi Kani (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Office abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 5 July 1981 – 15 December 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Reza Mahdavi Kani(Acting) Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Rajai (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ali Akbar Velayati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head of Mostazafan Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 December 1981 – 6 September 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Rajai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mohsen Rafighdoost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior Advisor to the President of Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 12 October 1997 – 3 August 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Mohammad Khatami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh (1942-03-02) 2 March 1942 (age 82) Khameneh, Imperial State of Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | The Green Path of Hope (2009–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987) Movement of Militant Muslims (1977–1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Hossein Sharifzadegan (brother-in-law)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | National University of Tehran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Architect, educator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | Excellent Order of Independence[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | kaleme.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the early years of the revolution, Mousavi was the editor-in-chief of Jomhouri-e Eslami, the official newspaper of the Islamic Republican Party, before being elevated to Minister of Foreign Affairs and eventually the post of Prime Minister. He was the last Prime Minister of Iran prior to the elimination of that position in the 1989 constitutional changes; he then went into semi-retirement for the next 20 years. Mousavi remains a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the High Council of Cultural Revolution; he has not participated in their meetings for years, which is interpreted by political analysts and commentators as a sign of his disapproval.
For the 2009 Iranian Presidential election, Mousavi came out of semi-retirement and ran as one of two Reformist candidates against the administration of incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to official results, he did not win the election, and following alleged vote-rigging and manipulation, his campaign sparked a long protest that eventually turned into a national and international movement against the government and Supreme Leader. Despite the violent crackdown, he remains the leader of the Green Movement but has been severely restricted by Iranian authorities.[6] He is currently under house arrest along with his wife Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi.[7]