Shapour Bakhtiar
Iranian politician (1914–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shapour Bakhtiar (Persian: شاپور بختیار, listenⓘ; 26 June 1914 – 6 August 1991) was an Iranian politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Iran under the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[1] In the words of historian Abbas Milani: "more than once in the tone of a jeremiad he reminded the nation of the dangers of clerical despotism, and of how the fascism of the mullahs would be darker than any military junta".[2] In 1991, he and his secretary were murdered in his home in Suresnes, France, by agents of the Islamic Republic.
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شاپور بختیار | |
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40th Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 6 January 1979 – 11 February 1979[lower-alpha 1] | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Preceded by | Gholam Reza Azhari |
Succeeded by | Mehdi Bazargan (Acting) |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 16 January 1979 – 11 February 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Abbas Gharabaghi |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Sayyed Javadi |
Deputy Minister of Labor | |
In office 1 July 1952 – 9 April 1953 | |
Monarch | Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Mossadegh |
Member of Regency Council | |
In office 13 January 1979 – 22 January 1979 | |
Appointed by | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1914-06-26)26 June 1914 Shahrekord, Sublime State of Persia |
Died | 6 August 1991(1991-08-06) (aged 77) Suresnes, France |
Manner of death | Assassination (stab wounds) |
Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
Nationality | Iranian |
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Other political affiliations | National Front (1949–1979) |
Spouse(s) | Madeleine Shahintaj |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Paris |
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Military service | |
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Branch/service | French Army |
Years of service | 1940–1941 |
Unit | 30th Artillerie Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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