Foreign MinisterAugust 1981
Mousavi serves as foreign minister in the turbulent period before becoming prime minister
Historical person
Mir Hossein Mousavi Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mir Hossein Mousavi, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Iran.
7 records1981–19814 events1 places
Chronological biography
1981
Majles Approval28 October 1981
Majles approves Mousavi as prime minister after Khomeini accepts him as a compromise candidate
Khamenei Government31 October 1981
Mousavi becomes Prime Minister of Iran under President Ali Khamenei
Khamenei Government31 October 1981
Mousavi becomes prime minister within the Islamic Republic's clerical political order
Prime Minister of Iran31 October 1981
Appointed Prime Minister of Iran after Majles approval and Khomeini's backing
Prime Minister of Iran31 October 1981
Mousavi becomes Prime Minister of Iran and begins a wartime premiership lasting until 1989
Prime Minister of Iran31 October 1981
Mousavi begins his premiership under President Ali Khamenei during the Iran-Iraq War
Titles and roles
Foreign Minister · Prime Minister of Iran
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.