Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Mir Hossein Mousavi: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Facts

Also Known As Mir Hossein Moussavi
Born September 29, 1941 (age 85) • Iran
Title / Office prime minister (1981-1989), Iran
Political Affiliation Islamic Republican Party
Role In 2009 Iranian presidential election protests

Photos

Mir Hossein Mousavi
The Green Movement
2009 election rally
See All Images →
default image
Mohammad Javad Bahonar
prime minister of Iran
Ali Khamenei
Ali Khamenei
rahbar of Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
president of Iran
Mehdi Karroubi
Mehdi Karroubi
Iranian cleric and politician
default image
Mohammad Hosayn Beheshti
Iranian cleric
default image
Jafar Sharif-Emami
prime minister of Iran
Shuster, William Morgan
William Morgan Shuster
American lawyer and publisher
Masoud Pezeshkian stands with arms crossed in front of bookshelves, wearing a dark jacket and light blue shirt, looking at the camera.
Masoud Pezeshkian
president of Iran
Ebrahim Raisi
Ebrahim Raisi
president of Iran
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Iranian politician
Mojtaba Khamenei
Mojtaba Khamenei
rahbar of Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wearing a white turban and glasses, seated against a dark blue background.
Hassan Rouhani
president of Iran
Saeed Jalili
Saeed Jalili
Iranian politician
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani seated in a formal portrait, wearing a white turban and brown robe, with his hands resting on his lap.
Hashemi Rafsanjani
president of Iran
Ahura Mazdā
Zarathushtra
Iranian prophet
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian religious leader
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks at a press conference, seated at a table with a microphone and Iranian flags in the background.
Abbas Araghchi
Iranian diplomat
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi seated in a suit and striped tie, wearing large dark glasses, with his arms resting on the chair, 1979.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
shah of Iran
Ali Larijani sits in front of an Iranian flag during an interview, wearing glasses and a dark suit.
Ali Larijani
Iranian government official
Qassem Soleimani
Qassem Soleimani
Iranian general

Related Quizzes

Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
Architecture: The Built World