Maryam Rajavi
Iranian opposition leader (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryam Rajavi (Persian: مریم رجوی, née Qajar-Azodanlu, Persian: مریم قجر عضدانلو) is an Iranian dissident politician and the leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), an organization advocating the overthrow of the Iranian government, and president-elect of its National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). She is married to Massoud Rajavi, who is the co-leader of MEK.[7][3]
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Maryam Rajavi | |
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President-elect of the National Council of Resistance | |
Assumed office 22 October 1993[1] | |
Preceded by | Abolhassan Banisadr[lower-alpha 1] |
Co–equal Leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran | |
Assumed office 27 January 1985[3] | |
Preceded by | Massoud Rajavi (as leader) |
Secretary-General of the People's Mujahedin of Iran | |
In office 8 October 1989 – 22 October 1993 | |
Preceded by | Massoud Rajavi |
Succeeded by | Fahimeh Arvani |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the National Liberation Army | |
In office 20 June 1987 – 22 October 1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Maryam Qajar-Azodanlu (1953-12-04) 4 December 1953 (age 70) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
Spouses | |
Children | 1[6] |
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