The Council of the Islamic Revolution was a group formed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to manage the Iranian Revolution on 10 January 1979, shortly before he returned to Iran. "Over the next few mont
Council members meeting, left to right: Bazargan, Mahdavi Kani, Sahabi, Khamenei, Banisadr, Habibi, Mousavi Ardebili
Ettela'at newspaper, the official organ of the Council
Morteza Motahhari
Portrait of Mahmoud Taleghani c 1979
Abolhassan Banisadr
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Abolhassan Banisadr was an Iranian politician, writer, and political dissident who served as the first president of Iran following the Iranian Revolution, holding office from 1980 until his impeachmen
Council of the Islamic Revolution
…Beheshti, Motahhari, Rafsanjani, Bahonar, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Musavi Ardabili as members. These invited others to serve: Bazargan, Taleqani, Khamenei, Banisadr, Mahdavi Kani, Sahabi, Katirayee, Javadi, Qarani and Masoodi, Moinfar, Minachi (until 1979) and Ghotbzadeh. The council put Bazargan forward as the…
Banisadr in 2010
Banisadr speaking at a rally, 1980
Banisadr (left) being inaugurated as the first President of Iran in 1980. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is directly behind him, while Mohammad Beheshti is to the right.
Banisadr in Hamburg, 2013