Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
محمدرضا مهدوی کنی
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
In office
8 March 2011 – 21 October 2014
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Succeeded byMahmoud Shahroudi
44th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
2 September 1981 – 29 October 1981
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad-Javad Bahonar
Succeeded byMir-Hossein Mousavi
Minister of Interior
In office
10 September 1980 – 3 September 1981
Acting: 27 February 1980 – 10 September 1980
PresidentAbolhassan Banisadr
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Prime MinisterMohammad-Ali Rajai
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Preceded byAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (acting)
Succeeded byKamaleddin Nikravesh
Secretary of the Guardian Council
Acting
In office
22 July 1980 – 17 December 1980
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Personal details
Born(1931-08-06)6 August 1931
Kan District, Tehran, Imperial State of Persia
Died21 October 2014(2014-10-21) (aged 83)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeShah Abdol-Azim Shrine
NationalityIranian
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association
SpouseNesa Khaton Sorkhei (1960–2014, his death)
Children3
RelativesAli Bagheri (nephew)
Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri (older brother)
Alma materQom Seminary
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
AllegianceIran
Years of service1979–1982
CommandsRevolutionary Committees

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (Persian: محمدرضا مهدوی کنی, 6 August 1931 – 21 October 2014) was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Before that, he was Minister of Interior in the cabinets of Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He was the leader of Combatant Clergy Association and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq University.