Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur or Mohtashami (; 1947 –  7 June 2021) was an Iranian Shia cleric. He was active during the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Iran: Early Race For Clerical Assembly Gets Bitter Radio Liberty He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon".Iranian publisher defies court BBC, 26 June 2000 

Mohtashami was the target of an assassination attempt after he lost his right hand when he opened a book full with explosives.Ali Akbar Mohtashemi explaining story of assassination attempt and how he lost his hand. Iran NegahRonen Bergman, 2018, Rise and Kill First, ch 21 

Mohtashamipur died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran on 7 June 2021, aged 74.

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Category:1947 births
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Category:Iranian politicians
Category:Iranian clerics
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Tehran
Category:Assassination survivors