Habibollah Asgaroladi
Habibollah Asgaroladi | |
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Minister of Commerce | |
In office 17 August 1981 – 2 August 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Preceded by | Kazam Pour-Ardabili |
Succeeded by | Hossein Abedi Jafari |
Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 1980 – 3 November 1980 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat |
Majority | 764,338 (46.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 2 May 1932
Died | 5 November 2013 Tehran, Iran | (aged 81)
Political party | Islamic Coalition Party |
Habibollah Asgaroladi Mosalman (Persian: حبيبالله عسگراولادی مسلمان; 3 January 1932 – 5 November 2013) was a leading senior Iranian conservative and principlist politician who was the leader of Islamic Coalition Party, a highly influential conservative political party in Iran.[1] He was also a two-time presidential candidate, first in July 1981 and next in 1985. During the presidential elections in 1981, in which he ran for the presidency, an attempt was made to assassinate him outside his home in Iran Street, but this failed and resulted in his bodyguard being killed but Asgaroladi himself escaped largely unhurt.
Career and activities[]
Asgaroladi was born to a wealthy merchant family in Damavand. His ancestors were Jews who converted to Shia islam.[2][3][4][5][6] Asgaroladi was a senior member of Iran's Expediency Council. He spent many years at the forefront of the Iranian cabinet, serving as both Secretary of State for Social Security, Minister for Economy, Trade and Commerce as well as heading up the Homeland Security Agency and intelligence services in Iran. He ran in the 1981 and 1985 Presidential elections.[1] An attempt was made on his life in a failed assassination attempt in 1981.[7] Asgaroladi was a prominent member of Khomeini's inner circle and returned to Iran from Neuphle-le-Chateau with Araghi & Beheshti. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, he was chosen by Khomeini to be the founding father of the Khomeini Relief Foundation, the largest social welfare branch of the government in Iran. Some unofficial reports include him among the wealthiest individuals in Iran with a net worth of several billion dollars. Several members of the Asgaroladi family have been featured in the Fortune 500 ("Millionaire Mullahs" article), with Asadollah Asgaroladi possessing an estimated wealth of over USD $9 billion. The Asgaroladis are now amongst the wealthiest families in Iran with commercial interests in real estate, banking, healthcare and exports of dried fruits, nuts, caviar and saffron.[8]
Asgaroladi published his autobiography in 2012 and was presented with an award by Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian Parliament. He died on 5 November 2013 in Tehran's Dey Hospital after being hospitalized for more than two months. His funeral was attended by the Supreme Leader Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, Mohsen Rafiqdoost, Ali Larijani and many other senior government officials.[9][10]
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References[]
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- ^ "Millionaire Mullahs".
- ^ "Notable Persian Jews מנהיגים ואנשי שם ממוצא איראני".
- ^ "Media Watch | an Insider's View: Iran Ready to do Business with the West".
- ^ http://www.geni.com/ projects/ Notable-Jews-of-Persia-the-Arabian-Peninsula/ 13198
- ^ "AROUND THE WORLD; Gunmen in Iran Wound a Presidential Candidate". The New York Times. 21 July 1981.
- ^ IRVAJ Persian Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ حبیب الله عسگر اولادی درگذشت Archived 5 November 2013 at archive.today
- 1932 births
- 2013 deaths
- Government ministers of Iran
- Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
- Islamic Coalition Party politicians
- Iranian people of Jewish descent
- Members of the 1st Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Second Deputies of Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Candidates in the July 1981 Iranian presidential election
- Central Council of the Islamic Republican Party members
- Secretaries-General of political parties in Iran