Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur
Minister of the Interior
In office
28 October 1985 – 29 August 1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byAli Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Succeeded byAbdollah Nouri
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
In office
28 May 2000 – 28 May 2004
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority717,076 (24.46%)[1]
In office
18 February 1989 – 28 May 1992
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority225,767 (34.1%)[1]
Ambassador of Iran to Syria
In office
1982–1986
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byAli Motazed
Succeeded byMohammad Hassan Akhtari
Personal details
Born(1947-08-30)30 August 1947[citation needed]
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Died7 June 2021(2021-06-07) (aged 73)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyAssociation of Combatant Clerics
RelativesFakhri Mohtashamipour (niece)[2]
Alma materAlavi Institute
Qom Seminary
Hawza Najaf

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur (Persian: سید علی‌اکبر محتشمی‌پور‎; 30 August 1947[citation needed] – 7 June 2021), also known as Mohtashami, was an Iranian Shia cleric and former interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[3] He was active in the Iranian Revolution and is seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon[4][5] as well as one of the "radical elements advocating the export of the revolution," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy.[6]

In an Israeli assassination attempt targeting Mohtashami, he lost his right hand when he opened a book loaded with explosives.[7][8] He died on June 7th, 2021 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Patriots and Reformists: Behzad Nabavi and Mostafa Tajzadeh". Tehran Bureau. PBS. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ Iran: Early Race For Clerical Assembly Gets Bitter Radio Liberty
  4. ^ Iranian publisher defies court BBC, 26 June 2000
  5. ^ Barsky, Yehudit (May 2003). "Hizballah" (PDF). The American Jewish Committee. Archived from the original (Terrorism Briefing) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ^ Ranstorp, Hizb'allah in Lebanon, (1997) pp. 126, 103
  7. ^ Ali Akbar Mohtashemi explaining story of assassination attempt and how he lost his hand. Iran Negah
  8. ^ Ronen Bergman, 2018, Rise and Kill First, ch 21
  9. ^ "Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies". The Independent. 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.