Mir-Hossein Mousavi

Mir-Hossein Mousavi
میرحسین موسوی
Mousavi in 2009
49th Prime Minister of Iran
In office 29 October 1981 – 16 August 1989
President	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Reza Mahdavi Kani (Acting)
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 5 July 1981 – 15 December 1981
Prime Minister	Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Reza Mahdavi Kani(Acting) Himself
Preceded by	Mohammad-Ali Rajai (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ali Akbar Velayati
Head of Mostazafan Foundation
In office 4 December 1981 – 6 September 1989
Appointed by	Ruhollah Khomeini
Preceded by	Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Succeeded by	Mohsen Rafighdoost
Senior Advisor to the President of Iran[1]
In office 12 October 1997 – 3 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Succeeded by	Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi
Acting ministerial offices Minister of Defense Acting In office 20 August 1984 – 21 October 1984 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Mohammad Salimi Succeeded by Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (Acting) Minister of Mines and Metals Acting In office 28 August 1983 – 7 December 1983 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Hossein Mousaviani Succeeded by Hossein Nili Minister of Agriculture Acting In office 28 August 1983 – 7 December 1983 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Mohammad Salamati Succeeded by Abbas-Ali Zali Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Acting In office 26 July 1982 – 9 November 1982 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Majid Moaedikhah Succeeded by Mohammad Khatami Minister of Education Acting In office 20 August 1984 – 21 October 1984 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Ali Akbar Parvaresh Succeeded by Kazem Akrami Minister of House and Urban Development Acting In office 28 August 1983 – 15 August 1984 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Mohammad Shahab Gonabadi Succeeded by Serajeddin Kazerouni
Personal details
Born	Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh (1942-03-02) 2 March 1942 (age 82) Khameneh, Imperial State of Iran
Political party	The Green Path of Hope (2009–present)
Other political affiliations	Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987) Movement of Militant Muslims (1977–1979)
Spouse	Zahra Rahnavard ​ (m. 1969)​
Children	3
Relatives	Hossein Sharifzadegan (brother-in-law)[2]
Residence(s)	Tehran, Iran
Alma mater	National University of Tehran
Occupation	Architect, educator
Awards	Excellent Order of Independence[3]
Signature
Website	kaleme.org

Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh (Persian: میرحسین موسوی خامنه, romanized: Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī Khāmené, pronounced [miːɾ hoˈsɛjn ɛ muːsæˈviː jɛ xɑːmɛˈnɛ]; born 2 March 1942) is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the 49th and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition in the post-election unrest. Mousavi served as the president of the Iranian Academy of Arts until 2009, when conservative authorities removed him.^[4] Although Mousavi had always considered himself a reformist and believed in promoting change within the 1979 Revolution constitution, on 3 Feb 2023, in response to the violent suppression of Iranians by Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, he announced opposition to the Islamic Republic constitution and asked for a widespread referendum to fully change the constitution and make a fundamental change in Iran's political system.^[5]

In the early years of the revolution, Mousavi was the editor-in-chief of Jomhouri-e Eslami, the official newspaper of the Islamic Republican Party, before being elevated to Minister of Foreign Affairs and eventually the post of Prime Minister. He was the last Prime Minister of Iran prior to the elimination of that position in the 1989 constitutional changes; he then went into semi-retirement for the next 20 years. Mousavi remains a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the High Council of Cultural Revolution; he has not participated in their meetings for years, which is interpreted by political analysts and commentators as a sign of his disapproval.

For the 2009 Iranian Presidential election, Mousavi came out of semi-retirement and ran as one of two Reformist candidates against the administration of incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to official results, he did not win the election, and following alleged vote-rigging and manipulation, his campaign sparked a long protest that eventually turned into a national and international movement against the government and Supreme Leader. Despite the violent crackdown, he remains the leader of the Green Movement but has been severely restricted by Iranian authorities.^[6] He is currently under house arrest along with his wife Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi.^[7]