Mansour Rouhani

Mansour Rouhani (1922–11 April 1979) was an Iranian politician who held several government posts during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[1] He was one of the politicians who were murdered after the Islamic revolution in 1979.

Mansour Rouhani
Born1922
Died11 April 1979 (aged 56–57)
NationalityIranian
Spouse(s)Parvin Rouhani

Biography

Rouhani's father was a Bahá'í whereas his mother was a Muslim.[2]

He served as minister of water and power in the 1970s and then minister of agriculture.[3][4] He and many other leading figures close to the Shah were removed from the office in Fall 1978 shortly after the riots and protests occurred in rural parts of Iran.[5] Following the Islamic revolution in February 1979 Rouhani was arrested. He was tried by the newly established Islamic Revolutionary Court led by religious judge Sadegh Khalkhali.[3] Rouhani was charged with treason and corruption on earth and sentenced to death.[3] Rasoul Sadr Ameli, an Iranian journalist worked for Ettela'at, reported that when Rouhani learned these claims, he asked the judge how he engaged in war with God.[6] Khalkhali answered him: "You are a Baha'i."[6] Rouhani was 57 years old when he was killed by the revolutionaries on 11 April 1979.[3] The same day ten other senior figures, including former foreign minister Abbas Ali Khalatbari, were also executed.[7][8]

Personal life

His wife was Parvin Rouhani who left Iran before or after the Islamic revolution in 1979 and settled in the United States.[9] The family properties were confiscated by the Islamic government during that period.[10]

Rouhani's son married an American woman, and they both left Iran in 1978.[10]

References
  1. "Iran Announces Suit Against French Firm". The New York Times. 18 July 1977. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "To National Spiritual Assemblies". Bahai.org. 17 October 1979. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. "One Person's Story. Mansur Ruhani". Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. Kaveh Ehsani (2006). "Rural Society and Agricultural Development in Post-Revolution Iran: The First Two Decades". Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies. 15 (1): 85. doi:10.1080/10669920500515143.
  5. James A. Bill (Winter 1978–1979). "Iran and the Crisis of '78". Foreign Affairs. 57 (2): 326. JSTOR 20040117.
  6. Niloufar Rostami (18 May 2021). "Corpses on the Snow: Journalist Remembers Khomeini's Blessing for 1979 Execution". Iranware. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. "Teheran executes 11 top ex-officials". The New York Times. Tehran. 11 April 1979. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. "Chronology February 16, 1979 – May 15, 1979". Middle East Journal. 33 (3): 356. Summer 1979. JSTOR 4325879.
  9. "Interview with Rohani, Parvin: Tape 01". Harvard Library.
  10. M. E. MacGlashan, ed. (2016). Iran-US Claims Tribunal Reports. Vol. 22. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-521-46456-7.
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