Foreign Minister
Mousavi serves as foreign minister in the turbulent period before becoming prime minister
Role range: 1981-1981
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Mir Hossein Mousavi Biography and Timeline
Follow Mir Hossein Mousavi through 7 dated historical records for Iran.
Mir Hossein Mousavi, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1981–1981Years on this page
1981
Majles Approval
Majles approves Mousavi as prime minister after Khomeini accepts him as a compromise candidate
Role range: 1981-1989
Khamenei Government
Mousavi becomes Prime Minister of Iran under President Ali Khamenei
Role range: 1981-1989
Prime Minister of Iran
Appointed Prime Minister of Iran after Majles approval and Khomeini's backing
Role range: 1981-1989
Prime Minister of Iran
Mousavi becomes Prime Minister of Iran and begins a wartime premiership lasting until 1989
Role range: 1981-1989
Khamenei Government
Mousavi becomes prime minister within the Islamic Republic's clerical political order
Role range: 1981-1989
Prime Minister of Iran
Mousavi begins his premiership under President Ali Khamenei during the Iran-Iraq War
Role range: 1981-1989
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.