Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur
Minister of the Interior
In office
19 August 1985 – 3 August 1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byAli Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Succeeded byAbdollah Nouri
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
In office
28 May 2000 – 28 May 2004
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority717,076 (24.46%)[1]
In office
18 February 1989 – 28 May 1992
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority225,767 (34.1%)[1]
Ambassador of Iran to Syria
In office
1982–1986
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byAli Motazed
Succeeded byMohammad Hassan Akhtari
Personal details
Born1947
Tehran, Iran
Died7 June 2021(2021-06-07) (aged 74)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyAssociation of Combatant Clerics
RelativesFakhri Mohtashamipour (niece)[2]
Alma materAlavi Institute
Qom Seminary
Hawza Najaf

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur or Mohtashami (Persian: سید علی‌اکبر محتشمی‌پور; 1947 – 7 June 2021) was an Iranian Shia cleric. He was active during the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[3] He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon".[4][5]

Mohtashami was the target of an assassination attempt after he lost his right hand when he opened a book full with explosives.[6][7]

Mohtashamipur died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran on 7 June 2021, aged 74.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Patriots and Reformists: Behzad Nabavi and Mostafa Tajzadeh". Tehran Bureau. PBS. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Iran: Early Race For Clerical Assembly Gets Bitter Radio Liberty
  4. ↑ Iranian publisher defies court BBC, 26 June 2000
  5. ↑ Barsky, Yehudit (May 2003). "Hizballah" (PDF). The American Jewish Committee. Archived from the original (Terrorism Briefing) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Ali Akbar Mohtashemi explaining story of assassination attempt and how he lost his hand. Iran Negah
  7. ↑ Ronen Bergman, 2018, Rise and Kill First, ch 21
  8. ↑ "Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies". The Independent. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.