Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda | |
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امیر عباس هویدا | |
Portrait, 1974 | |
| 37th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 26 January 1965 – 7 August 1977 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Hassan-Ali Mansur |
| Succeeded by | Jamshid Amouzegar |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 7 March 1964 – 1 February 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Hassan-Ali Mansur |
| Preceded by | Kamal Hassani |
| Succeeded by | Jamshid Amouzegar |
| Minister of Royal Court | |
| In office 7 August 1977 – 6 November 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Jamshid Amouzegar Jafar Sharif-Emami |
| Preceded by | Asadollah Alam |
| Succeeded by | Ali Gholi Ardalan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1919 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran |
| Died | 7 April 1979 (aged 60) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | Execution by gunshots |
| Resting place | Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery |
| Political party | New Iran Party (1964–1975) Rastakhiz (1975–1978) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles |
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Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (Persian: امیرعباس هویدا, romanized: Amīr 'Abbās Hoveyda; 18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mansur's cabinet. After the Iranian Revolution, he was tried by the newly established Revolutionary Court for "waging war against God" and spreading corruption on earth (Mofsed-e-filarz) and executed.