Amir-Abbas Hoveyda

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Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
37th Prime Minister of Iran
In office 26 January 1965 – 7 August 1977
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded by	Hassan-Ali Mansur
Succeeded by	Jamshid Amouzegar
Minister of Finance
In office 7 March 1964 – 1 February 1965
Prime Minister	Hassan-Ali Mansur
Preceded by	Kamal Hassani
Succeeded by	Jamshid Amouzegar
Minister of Royal Court
In office 7 August 1977 – 6 November 1978
Prime Minister	Jamshid Amouzegar Jafar Sharif-Emami
Preceded by	Asadollah Alam
Succeeded by	Ali Gholi Ardalan
Personal details
Born	(1919-02-18)18 February 1919 Tehran, Sublime State of Persia
Died	7 April 1979(1979-04-07) (aged 60) Qasr prison, Tehran, Iran
Cause of death	Homicide by gunshots
Resting place	Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
Political party	New Iran Party (1964–1975) Rastakhiz (1975–1978)
Spouse	Leila Emami ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1973)​
Parent(s)	Habibollah Eynolmolk Ashraf Molok Sardari
Alma mater	Université libre de Bruxelles
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Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (Persian: امیرعباس هویدا, romanized: Amīr 'Abbās Hoveyda; 18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979)^[1] was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mansur's cabinet. After the Iranian Revolution, he was tried by the newly established Revolutionary Court for "waging war against God" and spreading corruption on earth (Mofsed-e-filarz) and executed.