Massoud Rajavi

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Massoud Rajavi
مسعود رجوی
Rajavi in 1981
Born	(1948-08-18)18 August 1948 Tabas, South Khorasan, Imperial State of Iran[1]
Disappeared	c. 13 March 2003(2003-03-13) (aged 54) Ba'athist Iraq
Organization	People's Mujahedin of Iran
Spouses	Ashraf Rabiei ​ ​ (m. 1980; died 1982)​ Firouzeh Banisadr ​ ​ (m. 1982; div. 1984)​ Maryam Rajavi ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	1 son
Leader of People's Mujahedin of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1979 Serving with Maryam Rajavi (since 1985)
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Massoud Rajavi (Persian: مسعود رجوی, born 18 August 1948 – disappeared 13 March 2003)^[2] was an Iranian politician and revolutionary who became the leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) in 1979. In 1985, he married Maryam Rajavi, who became the co-leader of the MEK.^[3] After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France and Iraq.^[4] He disappeared shortly before the 2003 invasion of Iraq and it is not known whether he is still alive.^[4][5][6] This has left Maryam Rajavi as the public face of the MEK.^[3]