Abdolhossein Hazhir
Iranian politician (1902–1949)
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Abdolhossein Hazhir (Persian: عبدالحسین هژیر; 4 June 1902 – 5 November 1949) was an Iranian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iran under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1948, having been a minister 10 times.[1] One of his posts was the minister of finance.[2]
Abdolhossein Hazhir | |
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عبدالحسین هژیر | |
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| 27th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 13 June 1948 – 9 November 1948 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Hakimi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sa'ed |
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| Born | 4 June 1902 |
| Died | 5 November 1949 (aged 47) |
| Alma mater | University of Isfahan |
During Hazhir's premiership in 1948 his policies were harshly criticized by Ayatollah Kashani who was one of the clerics close to the Fada'iyan-e Islam's leader Navvab Safavi.[3] He was also subject to the criticisms of media outlets. One of them was a satirical magazine entitled Tawfiq which was closed by the government due to its frequent cartoons mocking Prime Minister Hazhir.[4] In November 1949, while serving as minister of royal court, Hazhir was assassinated at the Sepahsalar Mosque, Tehran.[5][6] The perpetrator was found to be Seyyed Hossein Emami Esfahani, a member of Fada'iyan-e Islam, an Islamist militant organization led by Navvab Safavi.[5][7]
