Mohammad-Ali Rajai | |
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2nd President of Iran | |
In office 2 August 1981 – 30 August 1981 | |
Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar |
Preceded by | Abolhassan Banisadr |
Succeeded by | Ali Khamenei |
Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 12 August 1980 – 4 August 1981 | |
President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
Preceded by | Mehdi Bazargan |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Javad Bahonar |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 March 1981 – 15 August 1981 | |
President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Karim Khodapanahi |
Succeeded by | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Personal details | |
Born | Qazvin, Persia | 15 June 1933
Died | 30 August 1981 Tehran, Iran | (aged 48)
Political party | Islamic Republic Party |
Spouse(s) | Ateghe Sediqi (1958–1981) |
Mohammad-Ali Rajai (Persian: محمدعلی رجائی) (15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was the President of Iran from 2 to 30 August 1981 after serving as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr.
He was also minister of foreign affairs from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981, while he was prime minister. He was assassinated in a bombing on 30 August 1981 along with prime minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar.