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Mir-Hossein Mousavi

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Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh (Persian: میرحسین موسوی خامنه, romanized: Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī Khāmené, pronounced [miːɾhoˈsejne muːsæˈviːje xɑːmeˈne]; born 2 March 1942) is an Iranian politician, artist, architect and opposition figure who served as the 45th and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition in the post-election unrest. Mousavi served as the president of the Iranian Academy of Arts until 2009, when conservative authorities removed him. Although Mousavi had always considered himself a reformist and believed in promoting change within the 1979 constitution, on 3 February 2023, in the violent suppression of Iranians by Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, he announced his opposition to the Islamic Republic and asked for a widespread referendum to fully change the constitution and make a fundamental change in Iran's political system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mir-Hossein Mousavi is the 5,719th most popular politician (down from 4,948th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Iran (down from 169th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Iranian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mir-Hossein Mousavi ranks 5,719 out of 19,576. Before him are Fernando Collor de Mello, Norodom Suramarit, Archduchess Barbara of Austria, Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, Theodora Angelina, and Pertevniyal Sultan. After him are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, Haakon Ericsson, Rama II of Siam, Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Charlotte Bonaparte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Mir-Hossein Mousavi ranks 138. Before him are Prince Michael of Kent, Amine Gemayel, Ivo Viktor, Péter Nádas, Scott Wilson, and Anita Pallenberg. After him are Roger Ebert, Hannu Mikkola, Felice Gimondi, Manolo Blahnik, Tasuku Honjo, and Fradique de Menezes.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mir-Hossein Mousavi ranks 175 out of 631. Before him are Hossein Salami (1960), Al-Khazini (1077), Abbas Mirza (1789), Sultan Husayn (1668), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), and Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543). After him are Apama (-400), Harpagus (-700), Sadegh Hedayat (1903), Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135), Shaykh Tusi (995), and Shapour Bakhtiar (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Mir-Hossein Mousavi ranks 97. Before him are Vologases III of Parthia (100), Karim Khan Zand (1705), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Abbas Mirza (1789), Sultan Husayn (1668), and 'Adud al-Dawla (936). After him are Apama (-400), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Timur Shah Durrani (1748), and Arsames (-550).

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