Shapour Bakhtiar
Shapour Bakhtiar (Persian: شاپور بختیار, ⓘ; 26 June 1914 – 6 August 1991) was an Iranian politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Iran under the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In the words of historian Abbas Milani: "more than once in the tone of a jeremiad he reminded the nation of the dangers of clerical despotism, and of how the fascism of the mullahs would be darker than any military junta". In 1991, he and his secretary were murdered in his home in Suresnes, France, by agents of the Islamic Republic.
Shapour Bakhtiar | |
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شاپور بختیار | |
Bakhtiar in 1978 | |
| 40th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 6 January 1979 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Bazargan (Acting) |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 16 January 1979 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Abbas Gharabaghi |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Sayyed Javadi |
| Deputy Minister of Labor | |
| In office 1 July 1952 – 9 April 1953 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Mossadegh |
| Member of Regency Council | |
| In office 13 January 1979 – 22 January 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1914 Shahrekord, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 6 August 1991 (aged 77) Suresnes, France |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Other political affiliations | National Front (1949–1979) |
| Spouse(s) | Madeleine Shahintaj |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Paris |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1941 |
| Unit | 30th Artillerie Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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