Mousa Kalantari (Persian: موسی کلانتری; born 1949 in Marand — assassinated 28 June 1981 in Tehran) was the cabinet minister of transportation in the government of Abolhassan Banisadr.[1] He was the elder brother of Isa Kalantari.
Mousa Kalantari | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 4 February 1980 – 28 June 1981 | |
| President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Preceded by | Yousef Taheri |
| Succeeded by | Hadi Nejadhosseinian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Marand, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Died | June 28, 1981 (aged 31–32) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Amirkabir University of Technology |
Kalantari was killed in a terrorist attack on 28 June 1981, when a bomb exploded during a political party conference (Hafte tir bombing) with 73 other attendees.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "وزيران سابق راه و ترابري". Bashghah-e Khabarnegharan. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.