Mansour Rouhani

Mansour Rouhani (1922–11 April 1979) was an Iranian politician who held several government posts during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[1] He was one of the politicians who were murdered after the Islamic revolution in 1979.

Mansour Rouhani
Minister of Water and Power
In office
7 March 1964 – ?
Prime Minister
Minister of Agriculture
In office
? – 27 August 1978
Prime MinisterAmir Abbas Hoveyda
Personal details
Born1922
Died11 April 1979(1979-04-11) (aged 56–57)
SpouseParvin Rouhani

Biography

Rouhani's father was a Bahá'í whereas his mother was a Muslim.[2][3]

On 7 March 1964 Rouhani was named as the minister of water and power in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hasan Ali Mansour.[4] Rouhani served in the same post in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda from 26 January 1965.[5] He also served as the minister of agriculture in the next cabinet of Amir Abbas Hoveyda.[6][7] He was reappointed to the post on 13 September 1971.[6]

Rouhani and many other leading figures close to the Shah were removed from the office in Fall 1978 shortly after the riots and protests occurred in rural parts of Iran.[8] On 13 September 1978 Rouhani was arrested.[9]

He was in prison when a regime change took place in Iran in February 1979. He was tried by the newly established Islamic Revolutionary Court led by religious judge Sadegh Khalkhali.[10] Rouhani was charged with treason and corruption on earth and sentenced to death.[10] Rasoul Sadr Ameli, an Iranian journalist worked for Ettela'at, reported that when Rouhani learned these claims, he asked the judge how he engaged in war with God.[11] Khalkhali answered him: "You are a Baha'i."[11] Rouhani was also accused of having destroyed agriculture during his terms as minister of agriculture and minister of water and power.[12]

Rouhani was 57 years old when he was killed by the revolutionaries on 11 April 1979.[10] The same day ten other senior figures, including former foreign minister Abbas Ali Khalatbari, were also executed.[13][14]

Personal life

His wife was Parvin Rouhani who left Iran before or after the Islamic revolution in 1979 and settled in the United States.[15] The family properties were confiscated by the Islamic government during that period.[16]

Rouhani's son married an American woman, and they both left Iran in 1978.[16]

References
  1. "Iran Announces Suit Against French Firm". The New York Times. 18 July 1977. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "To National Spiritual Assemblies". Bahai.org. 17 October 1979. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. Mina Yazdani (Spring 2017). "Towards a History of Iran's Baha'i Community During the Reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979". Iran Namag. 2 (1): 85.
  4. "Chronology December 16, 1963 - March 15, 1964". The Middle East Journal. 18 (2): 218. 1964. JSTOR 4323704.
  5. S. H. Steinberg, ed. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1966-67. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 1136. ISBN 978-0-230-27095-4.
  6. "Chronology August 16, 1971-November 15, 1971". The Middle East Journal. 26 (1): 43. 1972. JSTOR 4324874.
  7. Kaveh Ehsani (2006). "Rural Society and Agricultural Development in Post-Revolution Iran: The First Two Decades". Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies. 15 (1): 85. doi:10.1080/10669920500515143. S2CID 145536026.
  8. James A. Bill (Winter 1978–1979). "Iran and the Crisis of '78". Foreign Affairs. 57 (2): 326. doi:10.2307/20040117. JSTOR 20040117.
  9. "Chronology August 6, 1978-November 15, 1978". The Middle East Journal. 33 (1): 49. Winter 1979. JSTOR 4325819.
  10. "One Person's Story. Mansur Ruhani". Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. Niloufar Rostami (18 May 2021). "Corpses on the Snow: Journalist Remembers Khomeini's Blessing for 1979 Execution". Iranware. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  12. "Total put to death stands at 101 11 Shah officials executed in Tehran". The Globe and Mail. Tehran. Reuters. 12 April 1979. ProQuest 386986693. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. "Teheran executes 11 top ex-officials". The New York Times. Tehran. 11 April 1979. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  14. "Chronology February 16, 1979 – May 15, 1979". The Middle East Journal. 33 (3): 356. Summer 1979. JSTOR 4325879.
  15. "Interview with Rohani, Parvin: Tape 01". Harvard Library.
  16. M. E. MacGlashan, ed. (2016). Iran-US Claims Tribunal Reports. Vol. 22. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-521-46456-7.
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