Mohammad Mossadegh

Mohammad Mossadegh
Mossadegh and his wife in 1951
Born	16 June 1882– Tehran, Persia
Died	5 March 1967 (Age 84) Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq, Iran
Alma mater	Sciences Po, University of Neuchâtel
Religion	Islam
Children	5
Spouse	Zia os-Saltane
Party	National Front (Iran)
Prime Minister of Iran In office 21 July 1952 - 19 August 1953  Prime Minister of Iran In office 28 April 1951 - 16 July 1952 Succeeded by Qavam Saltaneh  Iran/Minister/Defence In office 21 July 1952 - 19 August 1953  Iran/Minister/Foreign Affairs In office 30 May 1923 - 23 September 1923  Iran/Minister/Foreign Affairs In office 30 September 1921 - 8 October 1921  Member of the Parliament of Iran In office 1 May 1920 - 19 August 1953

Career

His career as Prime Minister of Iran was cut short by the 1951 decision of big oil in USA to organise the CIA to organise the 1953 coup d'état in Iran after he nationalised the oil sector.

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