Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari Persian: عبدالواحد موسوی لاری (pronunciation^{ⓘ[needs IPA]}; born 1954) is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician. He was the interior minister during the presidency of Mohammad Khatami.

Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari Persian: عبدالواحد موسوی لاری
Moosavi Lari in the 13th congress of Democracy Party.
Minister of Interior
In office 22 July 1998 – 24 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mostafa Tajzadeh (acting)
Succeeded by	Mostafa Pourmohammadi
Vice President of Iran for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
In office 29 August 1997 – 22 July 1998
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Ata'ollah Mohajerani
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi
Personal details
Born	1954 (age 69–70) Mohr, Iran
Political party	Association of Combatant Clerics

Early life

Mousavi Lari was born in Mohr, Fars in 1954.^[1]

Career

In August 1997, when Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran, Lari was appointed vice president for legal and parliamentary affairs.^[2] However, following the impeachment of Abdollah Nouri by the Parliament, he was nominated by Khatami as minister of interior and the Parliament voted to him. He was in office until 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president and nominated Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi as interior minister.

Lari is a leading member of the Association of Combatant Clerics party.^[3]

References

1. Iran / Interior Minister GlobalSecurity.
2. "President Mohammad Khatami's Cabinet (August 1997)". Iran. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
3. "Iran must pursue détente policy: former minister". Tehran Times. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.^{[dead link]}

Political offices
Preceded by Abdollah Noori	Interior minister of Iran 1998–2005	Succeeded by Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi