# Mehdi Bazargan

_Iranian politician and Islamic thinker (1907–1995)_

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> Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Iran's interim government. He was described as a progressive and modernist Muslim.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 September 1907 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tehran ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P19))
- **Died:** 20 January 1995 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P570))
- **Place of death:** Zurich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Qajar Iran; Pahlavi Iran ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; engineer; scholar; head of government ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P106))
- **Political party:** Freedom Movement of Iran ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P102))
- **Education:** École Centrale Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P69))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984); Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (1 April 1979 – 12 April 1979); Prime Minister of Iran (4 February 1979 – 6 November 1979); Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369#P39))

## Questions

**When was Mehdi Bazargan born?**  
Mehdi Bazargan was born on 1 September 1907 in Tehran.

**What positions has Mehdi Bazargan held?**  
Positions held by Mehdi Bazargan include: Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (1980–1984); Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (1979–1979); Prime Minister of Iran (1979–1979); Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

**Where did Mehdi Bazargan study?**  
Mehdi Bazargan was educated at École Centrale Paris.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mehdi Bazargan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Bazargan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q382369](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382369) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: PM Bazargan photographed during a Television program - 1979.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PM_Bazargan_photographed_during_a_Television_program_-_1979.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mehdi Bazargan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: PM Bazargan photographed during a Television program - 1979.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.

## Cite this page

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