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Abolhassan Banisadr
سیدابوالحسن بنیصدر |
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1st President of Iran | |
In office 4 February 1980 – 21 June 1981 |
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Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Ali Rajai |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Rajai |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 12 November 1979 – 29 November 1979 |
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Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Yazdi |
Succeeded by | Sadegh Ghotbzadeh |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 27 February 1979 – 12 November 1979 |
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Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
Preceded by | Ali Ardalan |
Succeeded by | Hossein Namazi |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 March 1933 Hamadan, Iran |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations |
People's Mujahedin of Iran (1981-1984) |
Spouse(s) | Ozra Banisadr |
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Seyyad Abolhassan Banisadr ( ;[needs IPA] Persian: سیِّدابوالحسن بنیصدر; born 22 March 1933) is an Iranian politician, economist and human rights activist. He was the first President of Iran from 4 February 1980 after the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the abolition of the monarchy until his impeachment on 21 June 1981.
- The fundamental principles and precepts of Islamic government, Mazda Publishers, 1981
- (with Jean-Charles Deniau) My Turn to Speak: Iran, the Revolution and Secret Deals With the U.S., Potomac Books (April 1991)
- Le Coran et le pouvoir: principes fondamentaux du Coran, Imago, 1993
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Banisadr (Left) inaugurated as first President of Iran in 1980. Mohammad Beheshti is on the right and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at his back.

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