Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari
Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari | |
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Moosavi Lari in the 13th congress of Democracy Party. | |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 12 September 1998 – 24 August 2005 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Abdollah Nouri |
Succeeded by | Mostafa Pourmohammadi |
Vice President of Iran for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 29 August 1997 – 12 September 1998 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Leader | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Ata'ollah Mohajerani |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Abtahi |
Personal details | |
Born |
1954 (age 61–62) Tehran, Iran |
Political party | Association of Combatant Clerics |
Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari ( pronunciation ahb-dohl-vah-HEHD moo-sah-VEE LAH-ree ; born 1954) was the interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency of Mohammad Khatami.
Early life
Mousavi Lari was born in Mohr, Fars in 1954.[1]
Career
In August 1997 when Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran, Lari was appointed vice president for legal and parliamentary affairs.[2] However, following the impeachment of Abdollah Nouri by the Parliament, he was nominated by Khatami as minister of interior and the Parliament voted to him. He was in office until 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president and nominated Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi as interior minister.
Lari is a leading member of the Association of Combatant Clerics party.[3]
References
- ↑ Iran / Interior Minister GlobalSecurity.
- ↑ "President Mohammad Khatami's Cabinet (August 1997)". Iran. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Iran must pursue détente policy: former minister". Tehran Times. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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Preceded by Abdollah Noori |
Interior minister of Iran 1998-2005 |
Succeeded by Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi |
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