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Abulhasan Banisadr

Politician

Abulhasan Banisadr is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Abol Hassan Bani-Sadr · Abolhassan Bani Sadr · Abolhassan Bani-Sadr · Abolhassan Banisadr · Abolhasán Banisadr · 24 more...				[sources]
Other name	Abol hassan Banisadr · Abol-Hassan Bani-Sadr · Abol-hassan Banisadr · Abolhasan Bani Sadr · Abolhasan Bani-Sadr · 27 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Abolhassan · Bani-Sadr · Banisadr · Banīsadr · Банисадр · 7 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1933-03-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Hamadan				[sources]
Death date	2021-10-09				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Iran				[sources]
Citizenship	Iran				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Abolhassan				[sources]
Last name	Banisadr				[sources]
Title	Sayyid				[sources]
Website	banisadr.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q273866				[sources]
Position	Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (1979-1979) · Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance (1979-1980) · President of Iran (1980-1981)				[sources]
Education	University of Paris · University of Tehran				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2024-10-19

Descriptions

Iranian politician and economist, and Iran's first President (1933–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-25

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Firouzeh Banisadr Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Iran	1980-02-05	1981-06-22

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ozra Banisadr Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,106

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Wikidata350,123

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