Massoud Rajavi
Massoud Rajavi | |
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مسعود رجوی | |
Rajavi in 1981 | |
| Born | 18 August 1948 |
| Disappeared | c. 13 March 2003 (aged 54) Ba'athist Iraq |
| Organization | People's Mujahedin of Iran |
| Spouses | Firouzeh Banisadr
(m. 1982; div. 1984) |
| Children | 1 son |
| Leader of People's Mujahedin of Iran | |
| Assumed office January 1979 | |
| Signature | |
Massoud Rajavi (Persian: مسعود رجوی, born 18 August 1948 – disappeared 13 March 2003) is an Iranian politician and revolutionary who became the leader of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) in 1979. After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France and Iraq. He went missing shortly before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leaving his then wife and co-leader Maryam Rajavi as the public face of the MEK.