Mousa Kalantari
Mousa Kalantari (Persian: موسی کلانتری; born 1949 in Marand — assassinated 1981 in Tehran) was an Iranian politician and former cabinet minister in the government of Abolhassan Banisadr.[1] Kalantari was killed in a terrorist attack on 28 June 1981, when a bomb exploded during a party conference (Hafte tir bombing) martyring him and 32 other leading politicians. In this meeting Kalantari was the main candidate to become the next prime minister of Iran. [2] The Islamic Republic first claimed the bomb was planted by the Tudeh Party, but also accused SAVAK, Mehdi Tafari, Iraqi agents, People's Mujahedin of Iran, United States, and "international mercenaries".[3] [4]
Mousa Kalantari | |
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| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 4 February 1980 – 21 June 1981 | |
| President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Preceded by | Yousef Taheri |
| Succeeded by | Hadi Nejadhosseinian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Marand, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Died | June 28, 1981 (aged 32) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Amirkabir University of Technology |
See also
References
- "وزيران سابق راه و ترابري". Bashghah-e Khabarnegharan. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "33 HIGH IRANIAN OFFICIALS DIE IN BOMBIMG AT PARTY MEETING; CHIEF JUDGE IS AMONG VICTIMS". New York Times. 29 June 1981. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "33 HIGH IRANIAN OFFICIALS DIE IN BOMBIMG AT PARTY MEETING; CHIEF JUDGE IS AMONG VICTIMS", NY Times
- Abrahamian, Ervand (1989). Radical Islam: The Iranian Mojahedin. I.B. Tauris. pp. 219–220. ISBN 978-1-85043-077-3.
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