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  1. Mohammad-Ali Rajai. Mohammad-Ali Rajai ( Persian: محمدعلی رجائی; 15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his death. He served also as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. In addition, Rajai was minister of foreign affairs from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981, while he was prime ...

  2. Apr 25, 2024 · prime minister (1980-1981), Iran. Mohammad Ali Rajaʾi (born 1933, Qazvīn, Iran—died August 30, 1981, Tehrān) was an Iranian politician who was prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1980 to 1981. Born into poverty, Rajaʾi enlisted in the Iranian Air Force at age 16 and later earned a teacher’s diploma from Tehrān’s ...

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  4. Mohammad-Ali Rajai was the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his death. He served also as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. In addition, Rajai was minister of foreign affairs from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981, while he was prime minister. He was assassinated in a bombing on 30 August 1981 along with prime minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar.

  5. Mohammad-Ali Rajai was elected president on July 24, 1981, and took office on August 2. Rajai was in office for less than one month because he and his prime minister were both assassinated. Once again a Provisional Presidential Council filled the office until October 13, 1981, when Ali Khamenei was elected president.