Me Hossein Mousavi

Mir Hossein Mousavi (2009)

Mir Hossein Mousavi [ mʊsaˈviː ] (born March 2, 1942 in Chameneh in the province of East Azerbaijan ; Persian میرحسین موسوی) was the last Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and worked as an architect and urban planner until his presidential candidacy in 2009 .

Life

Mousavi was first editor-in-chief of the IRP newspaper , then foreign minister from July 5, 1981 after Abolhassan Banisadr was deposed , and finally Prime Minister of Iran on October 29, 1981 during the war with Iraq until the constitutional amendment on August 3, 1989 . One of his merits was the organization of the economy during the war with a strict rationalization program. During his tenure as prime minister under the then president and current revolutionary leader Ali Khamenei , the largest wave of executions of political prisoners ever to take place in Iran began on July 19, 1988 .

Until 2012, Mousavi held a seat on the Arbitration Council of Iran, which, under the chairmanship of former President Ali Akbar Hāschemi Rafsanjāni, tried to resolve conflicts between the decision-making bodies of the Islamic Republic.

Mousavi speaks Azerbaijani , Persian, English and Arabic and is married to the art professor Zahra Rahnaward . He is also known as a painter of surrealist images and directs the Iranian Art Academy.

Personal

Mousavi's father, Hādj Mir Esmail Moussavi (1908–2011), who died on March 30, 2011 at the age of 103 , is a second cousin of Seyed Javad Chamenei , the father of the Iranian President during his time as Prime Minister and current head of state Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to reports from opposition groups, Mousavi, who has been under political house arrest since February 14, 2011, was no longer allowed to see his sick father before his death.

Presidential candidate

Mousavi at an election rally

Mousavi announced in early March 2009 that he would run for the June 2009 presidential elections in Iran. He is seen as an opponent of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , whom he criticized when he ran for election with the words: "We must stop wasting our resources on short-term interests and worthless political goals". "I will root out corruption," he promised at his first public appearance. On the question of the Holocaust , Mousavi distanced himself very clearly from the incumbent Ahmadineschād, "he made it clear that he condemned the genocide of the Jews in Nazi Germany". With regard to the dispute over Iran's nuclear program , Mousavi commented on April 14, 2009: Nobody in Iran would approve of the suspension of uranium enrichment, but "Iran will prove that it is only pursuing civil purposes with its nuclear program". The Participation Front party of Islamic Iran , which is seen as a reservoir for reformers , voted on April 28 to recommend Mir Hossein Mousavi.

Whether he can be assigned to the camp of reformers is controversial. Some opponents of the Iranian regime are also critical of Mousavi because of his past. Although he was considered left-wing in his time as Prime Minister, he was also loyal to the then religious leader Khomeini. He himself counts “both among the reformers and among the conservatives. His goal is unity. ” Bahman Nirumand described him as a“ small pocket format of Ayatollah Khomeini ”.

After the presidential election

Shortly after the official election results were announced, Mousavi voiced the allegation of election fraud and therefore rejected the election result. He spoke of a "farce" to which he would not bow. He also criticized the officials, whose behavior endangers “the pillars of the Islamic Republic” and incites tyranny. On Monday, June 15, despite the ban, the largest mass protests since the Islamic Revolution took place on Azadi Square in Tehran, with over a million participants , in which Mousavi also took part. Mousavi called out to the crowd, “I am ready to pay any price. Mousavi as a person is not important, it is the matter. ”After the Council of Guardians found that the election should not be canceled, Mousavi called on the Iranian people“ to remain calm and avoid any tension. […] The continuation of the legitimate and peaceful protests will ensure that the goals of the opposition are achieved. ”According to Article 27 of the Iranian Constitution, public gatherings and demonstrations are permitted provided they do not violate the principles of Islam.

In a declaration at the beginning of 2010, Mousavi stated "his loyalty to the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ". What he is aiming for are “reforms within the existing system that will renew the ailing political structures in favor of democratization, end the economic catastrophe and restore the country's damaged international reputation.” Specifically, he called for “a new electoral law to abolish the state monopoly Radio and television, freedom of the press, the release of political prisoners, freedom of assembly, recognition of parties and non-governmental organizations or the autonomy of universities. "

On the occasion of the celebrations for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Mousavi expressed massive criticism of the Iranian system of government: “In Iran, the foundations can be recognized that create a dictatorship [...] muzzle the media, fill the prisons and the people on the streets Peacefully demanding the recognition of their rights, brutally killing - this shows that the roots of tyranny and dictatorship from the time of the monarchy still exist. "

Mousavi (like Mehdi Karroubi ) has been under house arrest with his wife since February 2011 and has no contact with the public. “To understand my situation, you have to read Gabriel García Márquez 's 'News of a kidnapping' ”, Mousavi said when he visited his daughters in September 2011.

Web links

Commons : Mir Hossein Mousawi  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kaleme.org , Official Website (Persian)
  • Mousavi's website (Persian) , English
• Mir-Hossein Mousavi channel on YouTube
• Mir-Hossein Mousavi on Twitter
• Hossein Mousawi Khamenei in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
• Complete German translation of Declaration No. 13 Mousavis
• Complete German translation of the New Year's Address 1389 (2010) Mousavis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data from Mir Hossein Mousavi ( Memento from January 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Suspiciously even ( memento of the original from June 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Süddeutsche.de of June 17, 2009 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Iran Report 04/2009 of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (PDF; 106 kB)
4. ↑ ^{a b} Tagesspiegel (from March 17, 2009)
5. ↑ [1] (taz of June 9, 2009)
6. ↑ ^{a b} Iran's opposition leader and the Bunsenbrenner , welt.de, June 7, 2013
7. ↑ Film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf (taz.de, June 23, 2009)
8. ↑ ^{a b} Süddeutsche Zeitung online ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (from March 16, 2009) 
9. ↑ ^{a b} Julia's blog, March 30, 2011: Mir Hossein Moussavi's father died in Tehran
10. ↑ Tagesschau ( Memento from April 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (from April 8, 2009)
11. ↑ Süddeutsche.de ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (from April 14, 2009) 
12. ↑ The Standard of April 28, 2009
13. ↑ Loser Mousavi accuses rulers of electoral fraud in front of Spiegel online, June 13, 2009
14. ^ Ahmadinejad wins Iran presidential election BBC, June 13, 2009
15. ↑ Tehran in turmoil . Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 17, 2010, accessed on August 14, 2020 . 
16. ^ A folk hero against his will Basler Zeitung (from June 22, 2009)
17. ↑ Mousavi complains of massive pressure Die Zeit online (from June 25, 2009)
18. ↑ Bahman Nirumand : Iran's opposition seeks strategy (taz.de, January 6, 2010)
19. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
20. ↑ Spiegel online (from February 2, 2010)
21. ↑ The Guardian, February 10, 2011 Iranian opposition leader under house arrest after protests call (accessed October 7, 2011)
22. ↑ Steinmeier's strategic mistake. In: hrw.org. March 30, 2005, Retrieved February 7, 2016 (Arabic). 
23. ↑ Julia's Blog: News from Iran, German translation (accessed October 7, 2011)