Mousa Kalantari

Mousa Kalantari (Persian: موسی کلانتری; born 1949 in Marand — assassinated 28 June 1981 in Tehran) was the cabinet minister of transportation in the government of Abolhassan Banisadr. He was the elder brother of Isa Kalantari.

Mousa Kalantari
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
In office
4 February 1980  28 June 1981
PresidentAbolhassan Banisadr
Prime MinisterMohammad-Ali Rajai
Preceded byYousef Taheri
Succeeded byHadi Nejadhosseinian
Personal details
Born1949
Marand, East Azerbaijan, Iran
DiedJune 28, 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 31–32)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyIslamic Republican Party
Alma materAmirkabir University of Technology

Kalantari was killed in a terrorist attack on 28 June 1981, when a bomb exploded during a political party conference (Hafte tir bombing) with 73 other attendees.

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