Mohammad Mosaddegh

Mohammad Mosaddegh (16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author and lawyer who served as the prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, elected by the 16th Majlis. He was elected to the Iranian parliament in 1923 and served through a contentious 1952 election into the 17th Iranian Majlis, until his government was overthrown in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état aided by the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom (MI6) and the United States (CIA), led by Kermit Roosevelt Jr. As prime minister, he implemented policies that came to be known as Mosaddeghism.

Other name:

Mohammed Mosaddegh,

Mirza Mohammad-Khan Mossadegh-ol-Saltaneh,

Mohammad Mosaddeq,

Mohammed Mosaddeq,

محمد مصدق‎

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Jun 16, 1882

Deathday:

5 thg 3, 1967

Place of birth:

Tehran, Iran