Mansour Rouhani

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Mansour Rouhani (died 11 April 1979) was an Iranian politician who held several government posts during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[1] He was one of the politicians who were murdered after the Islamic revolution in 1979.

Biography[]

Rouhani's father was a Baha'i whereas his mother was a Muslim.[2]

He served as minister of water and power and then minister of agriculture.[3][4] Following the Islamic revolution Rouhani was arrested. He was tried by the newly established Islamic Revolutionary Court led by religious judge Sadegh Khalkhali.[3] Rouhani was charged with treason and corruption on earth and sentenced to death.[3] Rasoul Sadr Ameli, an Iranian journalist worked for Ettela'at, reported that when Rouhani learned these claims, he asked the judge how he engaged in war with God.[5] Khalkhali answered him: "You are a Baha'i.[5] Rouhani was 57 years old when he was killed by the revolutionaries on 11 April 1979.[3] The same day ten other senior figures, including former foreign minister Abbas Ali Khalatbari, were also executed.[6]

Personal life[]

His wife was Parvin Rouhani who left Iran before or after the Islamic revolution in 1979 and settled in the United States.[7] The family properties were confiscated by the Islamic government during that period.[8]

Rouhani's son married an American woman, and they both left Iran in 1978.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iran Announces Suit Against French Firm". The New York Times. 18 July 1977. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "To National Spiritual Assemblies". Bahai.org. 17 October 1979. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "One Person's Story. Mansur Ruhani". Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Kaveh Ehsani (2006). "Rural Society and Agricultural Development in Post-Revolution Iran: The First Two Decades". Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies. 15 (1): 85. doi:10.1080/10669920500515143.
  5. ^ a b Niloufar Rostami (18 May 2021). "Corpses on the Snow: Journalist Remembers Khomeini's Blessing for 1979 Execution". Iranware. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Teheran executes 11 top ex-officials". The New York Times. Tehran. 11 April 1979. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Interview with Rohani, Parvin: Tape 01". Harvard Library.
  8. ^ a b M. E. MacGlashan (3 February 2016). Iran-US Claims Tribunal Reports: Volume 22. Cambridge University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-521-46456-7.
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