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In the Qajar era, prime ministers were known by different titles. The post itself was mainly known as ataabak or ataabak-e a'zam (grand ataabak), or sometimes sadr-e a'zam (premier) at the beginning, but became ra'is ol-vozaraa (head of ministers) at the end. The title of nakhost vazir (prime minister) was rarely used. The prime minister was usually called by the honorific title hazrat-e ashraf.
After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini installed Mehdi Bazargan as the prime minister of an interim government , which lasted until November, 1979. The government resigned during the Iran hostage crisis, but mentioned that it has not been the sole reason, and the decision for mass resignation had been reached one day before the invasion of the United States embassy by the Iranian students.
The post was left empty until Abolhassan Banisadr became president in January 1980 and chose Mohammad Ali Rajai as his prime minister, mainly because of pressures imposed by Majlis representatives, specially those close to Islamic Republic Party . Rajai served in the post until Banisadr's impeachment in June, 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D, and was elected as president in the elections of July 24July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. Events 1567 Mary Queen of Scots is deposed. 1701 Detroit, Michigan founded. 1814 War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward Niagara to h, 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D. Rajai chose Mohammad Javad BahonarMohammad Javad Bahonar ( in Persian), ( 1933 August 30, 1981), was the second prime minister of Iran following the 1979 revolution, and the secretary-general of the Islamic Republic Party. Bahonar was born in Kerman, Iran. He was a cleric who was imprison as his prime minister, but they were assasinated together in Prime Minister's office only a few weeks later, on August 30August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. Events 1574 Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master 1813 Battle of Kulm French forces defeated by Austrian- Prussian- Russian alliance, 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D.
When Ali KhameneiAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ( Persian: ) (born July 15, 1939) is the Supreme Leader of Iran. He studied Islamic philosophy and became a teacher in it. He was a key figure in the Islamic revolution and a close confidant of leader Ayatollah Khomeini. became president in the elections of October, 1981, he first introduced right-leaning Ali Akbar Velayati to the Majlis as his prime minister, but he was voted down by the then left-leaning majority of the parliament, which then forced their own preferred prime minister to Khamenei, namely Mir-Hossein MousaviMir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1941?) was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1988, at the time of Ali Khamenei's presidency. He was the last prime minister of Iran before the change in the constitution which removed the post of prime minister. Before that. The dispute was finally ended by interference of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, who advised the president to accept Mousavi.
Mousavi served under the title until 1989, when the constitution was amended to remove the title of Prime Minister and divide his responsiblities between the president and a newly-created title of First Vice President .
See also: List of Prime Ministers of Iran, Politics of Iran, President of Iran
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