Abdolhossein Hazhir | |
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| 32nd Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 13 June 1948 – 9 November 1948 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Hakimi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sa'ed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1902 Kashan, Iran |
| Died | 5 November 1949 (aged 47) Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Isfahan |
Abdolhossein Hazhir (4 June 1902 – 5 November 1949) was an Iranian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iran under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1948, having been a minister 10 times.[1]
In November 1949, while serving as Minister of Royal Court, Hazhir was assassinated at the age of 47. The perpetrator was discovered to be Seyyed Hossein Emami Esfahani who was a member of Fada'iyan-e Islam, an islamist militant organization led by Navab Safavi.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Awsatí, Alí Rizā (2003). Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh) [Iran in the Past Three Centuries]. 1. Tehran, Iran: Paktāb Publishing. ISBN 964-93406-6-1. ISBN 964-93406-5-3 2
- ^ "Plot revealed to assassinate Persian premier". The Canberra Times. 7 June 1951. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ebrahim Hakimi | Prime Minister of Iran 1948 | Succeeded by Mohammad Sa'ed |