POLITICIAN
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
1931 - 2014

Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (Persian: محمدرضا مهدوی کنی, 6 August 1931 – 21 October 2014) was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Before that, he was Minister of Interior in the cabinets of Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He was the leader of Combatant Clergy Association and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq University. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani is the 11,516th most popular politician (up from 11,893rd in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Iran (up from 313th in 2019) and the 144th most popular Iranian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani ranks 11,516 out of 19,576. Before him are Shah Alam II, Ivan Hlinka, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, Oliver Tambo, Igor Moiseyev, and Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg. After him are George Clement Perkins, Yemişçi Hasan Pasha, August Rei, Mikhail Tereshchenko, Stojan Protić, and Philip II, Marquis of Namur.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShah Alam II
1728 - 1806
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 11,516
Ivan Hlinka
1950 - 2004
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 11,517
Ernest II, Duke of Swabia
1010 - 1030
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,518
Oliver Tambo
1917 - 1993
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,519
Igor Moiseyev
1906 - 2007
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,520
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
1899 - 1956
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,521
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,522
George Clement Perkins
1839 - 1923
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,523
Yemişçi Hasan Pasha
1535 - 1603
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,524
August Rei
1886 - 1963
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,525
Mikhail Tereshchenko
1886 - 1956
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,526
Stojan Protić
1857 - 1923
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,527
Philip II, Marquis of Namur
1195 - 1226
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11,528
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani ranks 237. Before him are Shunsuke Kikuchi, Koichi Sugiyama, Janosch, Ingvar Wixell, Boris Pankin, and Robert Morris. After him are Elliott Belgrave, Robert Enrico, Sven Tumba, Shunichiro Okano, Ernst Degner, and León Febres Cordero. Among people deceased in 2014, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani ranks 192. Before him are Wubbo Ockels, Sulejman Tihić, Henning Carlsen, Jean-Jacques Marcel, Angéla Németh, and Josep Maria Subirachs. After him are Tomaž Šalamun, Paul Mazursky, Jaime Lusinchi, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Reuven Feuerstein, and Carlos Borges.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsShunsuke Kikuchi
COMPOSER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 231
Koichi Sugiyama
COMPOSER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 232
Janosch
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 233
Ingvar Wixell
SINGER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 234
Boris Pankin
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 235
Robert Morris
SCULPTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 236
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 237
Elliott Belgrave
JUDGE
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 238
Robert Enrico
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2001
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 239
Sven Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 240
Shunichiro Okano
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 241
Ernst Degner
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 1983
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 242
León Febres Cordero
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2008
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 243
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsWubbo Ockels
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 186
Sulejman Tihić
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 187
Henning Carlsen
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 188
Jean-Jacques Marcel
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 189
Angéla Németh
ATHLETE
1946 - 2014
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 190
Josep Maria Subirachs
PAINTER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 191
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 192
Tomaž Šalamun
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 193
Paul Mazursky
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 194
Jaime Lusinchi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 195
Ferdinando Terruzzi
CYCLIST
1924 - 2014
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 196
Reuven Feuerstein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 197
Carlos Borges
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 198
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani ranks 287 out of 631. Before him are Imad al-Dawla (892), Reza Hosseini Nassab (1960), Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1886), Ahmad Qavam (1876), Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (948), and Ahmad Kasravi (1890). After him are Abolqasem Lahouti (1887), Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1966), Al-Nayrizi (865), Athir al-Din al-Abhari (1200), Majid Majidi (1959), and Malek Jahan Khanom (1805).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsImad al-Dawla
POLITICIAN
892 - 949
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 281
Reza Hosseini Nassab
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 282
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 283
Ahmad Qavam
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1955
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 284
Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
948 - 1038
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 285
Ahmad Kasravi
HISTORIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 286
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 287
Abolqasem Lahouti
WRITER
1887 - 1957
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 288
Ali-Reza Pahlavi
NOBLEMAN
1966 - 2011
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 289
Al-Nayrizi
MATHEMATICIAN
865 - 922
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 290
Athir al-Din al-Abhari
MATHEMATICIAN
1200 - 1264
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 291
Majid Majidi
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 292
Malek Jahan Khanom
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 293
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani ranks 144. Before him are Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930), Jafar Khan (1800), Mehdi Karroubi (1937), Mostafa Chamran (1932), Imad al-Dawla (892), and Ahmad Qavam (1876). After him are Malek Jahan Khanom (1805), Ali Akbar Velayati (1945), Lady Adela (1847), Mohammad Reza Aref (1951), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), and Jamshid Amouzegar (1923).
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
1930 - 1989
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 138
Jafar Khan
1800 - 1789
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 139
Mehdi Karroubi
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 140
Mostafa Chamran
1932 - 1981
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 141
Imad al-Dawla
892 - 949
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 142
Ahmad Qavam
1876 - 1955
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 143
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 144
Malek Jahan Khanom
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 145
Ali Akbar Velayati
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 146
Lady Adela
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 147
Mohammad Reza Aref
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 148
Mohammad Javad Zarif
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 149
Jamshid Amouzegar
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 150