1933 - 1981
Mohammad-Ali Rajai (Persian: محمدعلی رجائی; 15 June 1933 – 30 August 1981) was the second president of Iran from 2 August 1981 until his death. He served also as prime minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. In addition, Rajai was minister of foreign affairs from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981, while he was prime minister. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammad-Ali Rajai has received more than 477,012 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Mohammad-Ali Rajai is the 3,120th most popular politician (up from 3,531st in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Iran (up from 121st in 2019) and the 65th most popular Iranian Politician.
Mohammad-Ali Rajai was the second president of Iran. He was the prime minister from 1980 to 1981 and president from 1981 to 1989. He was assassinated in 1981.
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Among politicians, Mohammad-Ali Rajai ranks 3,120 out of 15,577. Before him are Hystaspes, Eugenius, Altan Khan, Seleucus III Ceraunus, Eleonora Gonzaga, and Antipater the Idumaean. After him are Theudebald, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Tomislav of Croatia, and Qazi Muhammad.
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 3,114
345 - 394
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 3,115
1507 - 1582
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 3,116
243 BC - 223 BC
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 3,117
1598 - 1655
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 3,118
100 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 3,119
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 3,120
534 - 555
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 3,121
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 3,122
830 - 879
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 3,123
1441 - 1493
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 3,124
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 3,125
1893 - 1947
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 3,126
Among people born in 1933, Mohammad-Ali Rajai ranks 56. Before him are Horst Buchholz, Willie Nelson, Jeremy Brett, Bobby Robson, Henri, Count of Paris, and Ali Shariati. After him are Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Larry King, Ilia II of Georgia, Edward de Bono, Corazon Aquino, and Than Shwe. Among people deceased in 1981, Mohammad-Ali Rajai ranks 31. Before him are Georges Brassens, Joseph Murphy, Karl Böhm, Max Delbrück, Mehmet Shehu, and Abel Gance. After him are Miroslav Krleža, David Wechsler, Zarah Leander, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Harry Harlow, and Will Durant.
1933 - 2003
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 50
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 51
1933 - 1995
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 52
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 53
1933 - 2019
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 54
1933 - 1977
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 55
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 56
1933 - 2017
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 57
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 58
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 59
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 60
1933 - 2009
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 61
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 62
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 25
1898 - 1981
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 26
1894 - 1981
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 27
1906 - 1981
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 28
1913 - 1981
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 29
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 30
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 31
1893 - 1981
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 32
1896 - 1981
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 33
1907 - 1981
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 34
1905 - 1981
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 35
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 36
1885 - 1981
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 37
Among people born in Iran, Mohammad-Ali Rajai ranks 114 out of 528. Before him are Yazdegerd II (500), Bardiya (-580), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Abbas III (1732), Datis (-600), and Ali Shariati (1933). After him are Qazi Muhammad (1893), Arses of Persia (-360), Mulla Sadra (1571), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), and Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724).
500 - 457
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 108
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 109
1733 - 1807
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 110
1732 - 1740
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 111
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 112
1933 - 1977
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 113
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 114
1893 - 1947
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 115
360 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 116
1571 - 1636
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 117
1209 - 1271
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 118
100 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 119
724 - 756
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 120
Among politicians born in Iran, Mohammad-Ali Rajai ranks 65. Before him are Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), Tahmasp II (1704), Yazdegerd II (500), Bardiya (-580), and Abbas III (1732). After him are Qazi Muhammad (1893), Arses of Persia (-360), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Istakhri (850), Suleiman of Persia (1647), and Karim Khan Zand (1705).
161 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 59
873 - 934
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 60
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 61
500 - 457
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 62
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 63
1732 - 1740
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 64
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 65
1893 - 1947
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 66
360 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 67
100 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 68
850 - 957
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 69
1647 - 1694
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 70
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 71