Mehdi Bazargan
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Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and Prime Minister of Iran's interim government.
Bazargan in his youth
Bazargan sworn in as prime minister behind Ruhollah Khomeini in the absence of Parliament
Bazargan with Yasser Arafat
Iranian Azerbaijanis
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Iranian Azerbaijanis are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity. Most Iranian Azerbaijanis are bilingual in Azerbaijani and Persian. They are mainly of Iranian descent. They are primarily found in and are native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region including provinces of and in smaller numbers, in other provinces such as Kurdistan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Gilan, Markazi and Kermanshah. Iranian Azerbaijanis also constitute a significant minority in Tehran, Karaj and other regions.
Iranian Azerbaijani folk singers from Tabriz celebrating Nowruz
Mirza Fatali Akhundzade (also known as Akhundov), celebrated ethnic Azerbaijani author, playwright, philosopher, and founder of modern literary criticism. Born in Nukha to a family originally hailing from Iranian Azerbaijan.
Sattar Khan, Iranian Azerbaijani, was a key figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and is held in great esteem by many Iranians.
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as the highest-ranking official in Iran, is an Iranian Azerbaijani.