Background
BANI-SADR, Abolhasan was born in 1933 in Hamadan, W. Iran. Son of the Ayatollah Sayed Nasrollah Bani-Sadr.
BANI-SADR, Abolhasan was born in 1933 in Hamadan, W. Iran. Son of the Ayatollah Sayed Nasrollah Bani-Sadr.
Sorbonne and Teheran Universities.
Minister of Iran 1951-1953). Joined underground anti-Shah movement 1953. Imprisoned after riots over Shah’s land reforms 1963.
In exile in Paris 1963-1979.
Taught at the Sorbonne. Close associate of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and returned to Iran after overthrow of Shah.
Minister of Economical Financial Affairs 1979-1980. Acting Foreign Minister November 1979 (dismissed).
President of Iran 1980-1981.
President 1980-1981). Fled to France 1981, subsequently formed National Council of Resistance to oppose the Government, (in alliance with Massoud Rajavi, Leader of Mujaheddin Kalq, and Abdel-Rahman Ghassemlov, Leader of Democratic Party of Kurdistan, National Democratic Front and other resistance groups), Chairman 1981-1984.
Supervisory Board of Central Bank of Iran 1979. Revolutionary Council 1979-1981.