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Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh (Persian: میرحسین موسوی خامنه, romanized: Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī Khāmené, pronounced [miːɾ hoˈsɛjn ɛ muːsæˈviː jɛ xɑːmɛˈnɛ]; born 2 March 1942) is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the 49th and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989.
As the prime minister, Mousavi had the full backing of Ruhollah Khomeini, the supreme leader, and he refused to accept his resignation. Mousavi is remembered as leading a government that did not tolerate dissent. [8] Mousavi's premiership coincided with the Iran–Iraq War.
Oct 6, 2021 · Karroubi and former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi have been under house arrest since 2011 for their roles in the opposition Green Movement. Karroubi and Mousavi ran for president against incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 2009 election.
Mir Hossein Mousavi (born September 29, 1941, Khāmeneh, Iran) is an Iranian architect, painter, intellectual, and politician who served as Iran’s prime minister (1981–89) and as a presidential adviser (1989–2005).
Jun 22, 2009 · Disturbed by the leadership of then-President Ali Khamenei, Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi wrote him a letter and threatened to resign from his high-ranking post, according to news accounts...
Feb 16, 2010 · The Islamic Leftist of the 1970s. Mir Hossein Mousavi was born on September 29, 1941, in Khameneh in Eastern Azerbaijan province, the main home to Iran's Azeri population. His father,...
Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mousavi also spelled Moussavi, (born September 29, 1941, Khāmeneh, Iran), Iranian architect, painter, intellectual, and politician who served as Iran’s prime minister (1981–89).
Feb 26, 2023 · Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a leader of Iran's reformist camp who has been under house arrest for 13 years, has long maintained that his country's issues are caused by a failure to properly follow the...
Jun 16, 2009 · Mir Hossein Mousavi - the main challenger to conservative Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - has not always moved in liberal circles. And neither is the president of the...
Jun 12, 2009 · Though he served as Iran’s Prime Minister during the 1980s, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the pragmatic reformist who has emerged as Ahmadinejad’s most serious challenger, is stepping back into the...
