Mohammad-Ali Rajai
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai was an Iranian politician who served as the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai had served as prime mi
Rajai in 1981
Rajai's house in Baharestan, Tehran
Rajai's presidential inauguration at the Majles
News of Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar's assassination from Ettela'at
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
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
…second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai had served as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr, while concurrently occupying the position of foreign affairs minister from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981. He died in a bombing on 30 August 1981…
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