Interim Government of Iran
The Interim Government of Iran (Persian: دولت موقت ايران, romanized: Dowlat-e Movaqat-e Irân) was the first government established in Iran after the Iranian Revolution. The regime was headed by Mehdi Bazargan, one of the members of the Freedom Movement of Iran, and formed on the order of Ayatollah Khomeini on 4 February 1979. From 4 to 11 February, Bazargan and Shapour Bakhtiar, the Shah's last Prime Minister, both claimed to be the legitimate prime minister; Bakhtiar fled on 11 February. Mehdi Bazargan was the prime minister of the interim government and introduced a seven-member cabinet on 14 February 1979. Ebrahim Yazdi was elected as the Foreign Minister.
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| Anthem: Ey Iran (de facto) ای ایران "Oh Iran" | |||||||||
| National seal: Seal of Iran | |||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Tehran | ||||||||
| Official languages | Persian (de facto) | ||||||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||
| Revolutionary leader | |||||||||
• 1979 | Ruhollah Khomeini | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1979 | Mehdi Bazargan | ||||||||
| Legislature | Revolutionary Council | ||||||||
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| 11 February 1979 | |||||||||
| 30–31 March 1979 | |||||||||
| 4 November 1979 | |||||||||
• Resignation of Interim Government | 6 November 1979 | ||||||||
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• Total | 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | Rial | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | IR | ||||||||
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The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran was adopted by referendum on 24 October 1979. Before it could come into force on 3 December 1979, however, the government resigned on 6 November soon after the taking over of the American embassy. The Council of the Islamic Revolution then served as the country's government until the formation of the first Islamic Consultative Assembly on 12 August 1980. Bazargan was elected to the first Islamic Consultative Assembly representing Tehran.