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.

Early life

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

Career

In August 1997, when Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran, Lari was appointed vice president for legal and parliamentary affairs.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "President Mohammad Khatami's Cabinet (August 1997)". Iran. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Iran must pursue détente policy: former minister". Tehran Times. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by Interior minister of Iran
1998–2005 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdolvahed_Mousavi_Lari
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