Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur (Persian: سید علیاکبر محتشمیپور; 30 August 1947 – 7 June 2021), also known as Mohtashami, was an Iranian Shia cleric and former interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was active in the Iranian Revolution and is seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon as well as one of the "radical elements advocating the export of the revolution," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy.
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 28 October 1985 – 29 August 1989 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri |
| Succeeded by | Abdollah Nouri |
| Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2000 – 28 May 2004 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 717,076 (24.46%) |
| In office 18 February 1989 – 28 May 1992 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 225,767 (34.1%) |
| Ambassador of Iran to Syria | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Ali Motazed |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hassan Akhtari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1947 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 7 June 2021 (aged 73) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Association of Combatant Clerics |
| Relatives | Fakhri Mohtashamipour (niece) |
| Alma mater | Alavi Institute Qom Seminary Hawza Najaf |
In an Israeli assassination attempt targeting Mohtashami, he lost his right hand when he opened a book loaded with explosives. He died on June 7th, 2021 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.
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