Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Iranian Prime Minister and President of Iran (1933-1981)
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai was an Iranian political leader who served as Prime Minister and later President of Iran during the 1980s, a turbulent period following the Islamic Revolution. His leadership was significant because he represented the revolutionary government's efforts to consolidate power and implement Islamic reforms in Iran during its early years.
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai (Persian: محمدعلی رجایی; 15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was an Iranian politician who served as the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his assassination four weeks later. Before his presidency, Rajai had served as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr, while concurrently occupying the position of foreign affairs minister from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981. He died in a bombing on 30 August 1981 along with then-prime minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar.
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