Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
محمدرضا مهدوی کنی
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
In office 8 March 2011 – 21 October 2014
Supreme Leader	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Succeeded by	Mahmoud Shahroudi
44th Prime Minister of Iran
In office 2 September 1981 – 29 October 1981
President	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Succeeded by	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Minister of Interior
In office 10 September 1980 – 3 September 1981 Acting: 27 February 1980 – 10 September 1980
President	Abolhassan Banisadr Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Prime Minister	Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Preceded by	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (acting)
Succeeded by	Kamaleddin Nikravesh
Secretary of the Guardian Council Acting
In office 22 July 1980 – 17 December 1980
Appointed by	Ruhollah Khomeini
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Personal details
Born	(1931-08-06)6 August 1931 Kan District, Tehran, Imperial State of Persia
Died	21 October 2014(2014-10-21) (aged 83) Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Combatant Clergy Association
Spouse	Nesa Khaton Sorkhei (1960–2014, his death)
Children	3
Relatives	Ali Bagheri (nephew) Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri (older brother)
Alma mater	Qom Seminary
Signature
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Years of service	1979–1982
Commands	Revolutionary Committees

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (Persian: محمدرضا مهدوی کنی, 6 August 1931 – 21 October 2014) was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Before that, he was Minister of Interior in the cabinets of Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He was the leader of Combatant Clergy Association and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq University.

On 4 June 2014, Mahdavi Kani was hospitalized in Bahman Hospital and went into a coma after suffering a heart attack. He died on 21 October 2014.^[1]