Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani محمدرضا مهدوی کنی
File:Mahdavi Kani.jpg Mahdavi Kani in 1980
Prime Minister of Iran Acting
In office September 2, 1981 – October 29, 1981
President	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Succeeded by	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Minister of Interior of Iran
In office August 20, 1980 – October 1, 1981
President	Abolhassan Banisadr Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Prime Minister	Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Preceded by	Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Succeeded by	Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
Personal details
Born	(1931-04-08) 8 April 1931 Kan, Tehran, Iran
Political party	Combatant Clergy Association
Spouse	Soraya Mohammadian(m. 1955)
Residence(s)	Tehran, Iran
Website	Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (Persian: محمدرضا مهدوی کنی, born April 8, 1931) is an Iranian influential cleric, conservative politician and writer. He was Acting Prime Minister of Iran from September 2, 1980 when Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar assassinated until October 29, 1981. He is the current leader of Combatant Clergy Association.

Early life

He was born on April 8, 1931 in the village of Kan in the near of Tehran. His father was an Ayatollah too and teach in the Mofid School. After he finished elementary school in Kan & Tehran he attended the religious school of the late Borhan for 3 years. Then he went to Qom and, until 1961, he was a pupil of great masters of the time such as:

Political career

Early Activity

After the demise of Ayatollah Boroujerdi, he went back to Tehran and continued his struggle against the Pahlavi regime, something which he had started since he was 18, during the time of Ayatollah Boroujerdi. He was considerably active and effective in his participation in the Islamic movement of Iran led by Ruhollah Khomeini. Before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, he was appointed by Khomeini to the Revolutionary Council and later took up various political and religious positions.

After Iranian revolution

He became the Minister of Interior in the Cabinet of Mohammad-Ali Rajai to succeeding Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani that he was elected as Chairman of Parliament. He was re-appointed as Minister of Interior in the Cabinet of Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He became the Interim Prime Minister on September 2, 1981 and was in office until October 29, 1981. He was also Chairman of provisional presidential council, after the assassination of President Mohammad Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar.

Mahdavi Kani in the founder and current head of Imam Sadegh University in Tehran, a university specializing in humanities. He has also been a member of the Constitutional Amendment Council of Iran, appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, to review and amend the Constitution of Iran in 1989.

Currently, he is the Leader of Combatant Clergies' Association (Jame-e-y-e-Rowhaniat-e-Mobarez) that was elected as it's leader in 1979.

Works

Some of his works published at this time are:

"The Beginning Points in Practical Ethics"

"The Origins & Basis of Islamic Economy" (A satirical masterpiece)

"The Book of "Beest goftar" (20 Discourses)

Positions

His responsibilities in the past:

- Chief of the Islamic Revolution Committees

- Member of the Guardian Council

- Interior Minister in Shaheed Rajaie and Bahonar cabinets. After their martyrdom he acted as caretaker prime minister too

- Member of the Higher Council of Cultural Revolution

- Being in charge of the headquarters for taking care of the war-stricken areas.

- Member of the Constitution Amendment Assembly.

- Member of the Expediency Council.

- Head of the center for attending to the mosques’ affairs.

See also

• Interim government of Iran, 1981