Mohammad-Ali Rajai

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Khamenei beside Rajai in hospital after unsuccessful assassination by MEK on June 27, 1981

Mohammad Ali Rajai (محمد علی رجائی in Persian) (1933 – August 30, 1981) was the second elected President of Iran, after serving as Prime Minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs for five months March 11, 1981 – August 15, 1981, while he was Prime Minister.

He graduated with a degree in Education from Tarbiat Moallem University in 1959.[1]

He was a strong supporter of Iranian revolution and was a leader in the movement to purge Iranian universities of American and European influences, which was later called the Islamic Cultural Revolution. After serving as President for only a few weeks, he was assassinated along with prime minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar.

He was the President of Iran for 14 days. Furthermore, he started the Iranian retirement program for individuals over the age 70^{[citation needed]}. Rajai was born in Ghazvin.

Preceded by Mehdi Bazargan	Prime Minister of Iran 1980–1981	Succeeded by Mohammad Javad Bahonar
Preceded by Abolhassan Banisadr	President of Iran 1981	Succeeded by Ali Khamenei