Interim Government of Iran
The Interim Government of Iran was the first government established in Iran after the Iranian Revolution. The regime was headed by Mehdi Bazargan, one of the members of the Freedom Movement of Iran, and formed on the order of Ayatollah Khomeini on 4 February 1979. From 4 to 11 February, Bazargan and Shapour Bakhtiar, the Shah's last Prime Minister, both claimed to be the legitimate prime minister; Bakhtiar fled on 11 February. Mehdi Bazargan was the prime minister of the interim government and introduced a seven-member cabinet on 14 February 1979. Ebrahim Yazdi was elected as the Foreign Minister.
Interim Government of Iran
Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and Prime Minister of Iran's interim government.
Bazargan in 1979
Bazargan in his youth
Bazargan sworn in as prime minister behind Ruhollah Khomeini in the absence of Parliament
Bazargan with Yasser Arafat