predecessor successor religion birth_place nationality party office primeminister birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
karim sanjabi mehdi bazargan abulhassan banisadr abbas amir-entezam shia islam qazvin , iran iranian freedom movement of iran minister of iran leader of the freedom movement of foreign affairs of iran deputy prime minister mehdi bazargan mehdi bazargan 1931 12 april 1979 4 february 1979 25 january 1995 ebrahim yazdi.jpg ebrahim yazdi
 12 november 1979 1 march 1979 present ebrahim yazdi ابراهیم یزدی university of tehran baylor university
ebrahim yazdi

ebrahim yazdi -lrb- ابراهیم یزدی ; born 1931 -rrb- is an iranian politician and diplomat who served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of mehdi bazargan , until his resignation in november 1979 , in protest at the iran hostage crisis .
from 1995 to 2011 , he headed the freedom movement of iran , which is considered an `` illegal party '' by factions within the iranian government .
the stated goals of the freedom movement include guarding against abuses of the constitution and abuses of civil rights , expanding opportunities for the growth of democracy and a multi-party system , as well as safeguarding economic , social and cultural rights for all iranians .
