Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari
Minister of the Interior of Iran
In office
12 September 1998  24 August 2005
President Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by Abdollah Nouri
Succeeded by Mostafa Pourmohammadi
Vice President of Iran
for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
29 August 1997  12 September 1998
President Mohammad Khatami
Leader Ali Khamenei
Preceded by Ata'ollah Mohajerani
Succeeded by Ahmad Bourghani
Personal details
Born 1954 (age 6061)
Tehran, Iran
Political party Association of Combatant Clerics

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari ( pronunciation  ahb-dohl-vah-HEHD moo-sah-VEE LAH-ree ; born 1954) was the interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency of Mohammad Khatami.

Early life

Mousavi Lari was born in Mohr, Fars in 1954.[1]

Career

In August 1997 when Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran, Lari was appointed vice president for legal and parliamentary affairs.[2] However, following the impeachment of Abdollah Nouri by the Parliament, he was nominated by Khatami as minister of interior and the Parliament voted to him. He was in office until 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president and nominated Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi as interior minister.

Lari is a leading member of the Association of Combatant Clerics party.[3]

References

  1. Iran / Interior Minister GlobalSecurity.
  2. "President Mohammad Khatami's Cabinet (August 1997)". Iran. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. "Iran must pursue détente policy: former minister". Tehran Times. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Abdollah Noori
Interior minister of Iran
1998-2005
Succeeded by
Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi


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