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Massoud Rajavi | |
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مسعود رجوی | |
 Rajavi in 1981 | |
| Born | 18 August 1948 |
| Disappeared | c. 13 March 2003 (aged 54) Ba'athist Iraq |
| Organization | People's Mujahedin of Iran |
| Spouses | Firouzeh Banisadr
(m. 1982; div. 1984) |
| Children | 1 son |
| Leader of People's Mujahedin of Iran | |
| Assumed office January 1979 Serving with Maryam Rajavi (since 1985) | |
| Signature | |
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Massoud Rajavi (Persian: مسعود رجوی, born 18 August 1948 – disappeared 13 March 2003)[2] is an Iranian politician and revolutionary who became the leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) in 1979.[3] After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France and Iraq.[4] He went missing shortly before the 2003 invasion of Iraq,[4][5][6] leaving his then wife and co-leader Maryam Rajavi as the public face of the MEK.[3]
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