Abdolvahed_Mousavi_Lari

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari

Iranian cleric

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari Persian: عبدالواحد موسوی لاری (pronunciationⓘ[needs IPA]; born 1954) is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician. He was the interior minister during the presidency of Mohammad Khatami.

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Early life

Mousavi Lari was born in Mohr, Fars in 1954.[1]

Career

In August 1997, when Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran, Lari was appointed vice president for legal and parliamentary affairs.[2] However, following the impeachment of Abdollah Nouri by the Parliament, he was nominated by Khatami as minister of interior and the Parliament voted to him. He was in office until 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president and nominated Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi as interior minister.

Lari is a leading member of the Association of Combatant Clerics party.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Iran / Interior Minister GlobalSecurity.
  2. [2]
    "President Mohammad Khatami's Cabinet (August 1997)". Iran. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Iran must pursue détente policy: former minister". Tehran Times. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.[dead link]
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