Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Prime minister

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (Persian: امیرعباس هویدا;‎ Amīr `Abbās Hoveyda, 18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was prime minister for 13 years and is the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mansur's cabinet. After the Iranian Revolution, he was tried by the newly established Revolutionary Court for "waging war against God" and "spreading corruption on earth", and executed.

Personal facts

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Birth dateFebruary 18, 1919
Birth place
Iran , Tehran
Date of deathApril 07, 1979
Place of death
Iran , Tehran

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Politician

deputy
Ardeshir Zahedi
Gholam Reza Azhari
Nasrollah Entezam
monarch
party
Pan-Iranist Party
Rastakhiz Party
New Iran Party
prime minister
Hassan Ali Mansur
successor
Ardeshir Zahedi

Prime minister

FromMarch 07, 1964
ToJanuary 26, 1965

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=ixU33FaG_dgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://www.ghaffaris.com