Abolhassan Banisadr (born 22 March 1933) is an Iranian politician. He was the first president of Iran after the 1979 Iranian Revolution abolished the Pahlavi dynasty, serving from 4 February 1980 until his impeachment by the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Iranian parliament, on 20 June 1981. Prior to his presidency, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the interim government. Following Banisadr's exile in 1981, he has resided for many years in France, where he co-founded the National Council of Resistance of Iran.Photograph credit: Christoph Braun