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Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق | |
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| Born | Mirza Mohammad-Khan Mossadegh-ol-Saltaneh 16 June 1882 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran |
| Died | 5 March 1967 (aged 84) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Political orientation | Social Democracy Anti-imperialism |
| Political party | National Front (1949–1967) |
Mohammad Mosaddegh (16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician who served as the prime minister of Iran from 1951 until he was overthrown by the west in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état. Mosaddegh previously held various ministerial positions including as finance minister from 1921 to 1922, foreign minister in 1921 and 1923 and defense minister from 1952 to 1953.
Mosaddegh's premiership focussed on nationalist and social democratic reforms to retake control of Iran's resources from the west. He first attempted to negotiate a fairer deal with the British-owned Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC/AIOC) but the British refused to cooperate leading Iran to nationalize the oil industry instead. This led to his overthrow by MI6 and the CIA in an operation led by Kermit Roosevelt Jr., placing a brutal monarchist regime in power.[1]
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- ↑ Ivan Kesic (2023-08-19). "Explainer: 70 years since Anglo-American coup against Iran’s Mosaddegh" Press TV. Archived from the original on 2025-07-07.