Mousa Kalantari
Iranian politician (1949–1981)
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Mousa Kalantari (Persian: موسی کلانتری; 1949 in Marand — 28 June 1981 in Tehran) was an Iranian civil engineer and the cabinet minister of transportation in the government of Abolhassan Banisadr.[1][2] He was the elder brother of Isa Kalantari.
PresidentAbolhassan Banisadr
Prime MinisterMohammad-Ali Rajai
Preceded byYousef Taheri
Succeeded byHadi Nejadhosseinian
Mousa Kalantari | |
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موسی کلانتری | |
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| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 4 February 1980 – 28 June 1981 | |
| President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Preceded by | Yousef Taheri |
| Succeeded by | Hadi Nejadhosseinian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 |
| Died | 28 June 1981 (aged 31–32) Tehran, Iran |
| Party | Islamic Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Amirkabir University of Technology |
Kalantari was killed in a terrorist attack on 28 June 1981, when a bomb exploded during a political party conference (Hafte tir bombing) with 73 other attendees.