Farrokhroo ParsaIranian politician

Rank #1

Farrokhroo Parsa (Persian: فرخ‌رو پارسا‎; 24 March 1922 – 8 May 1980) was an Iranian physician, educator and parliamentarian.

• Members of the 22nd Iranian Majlis
• Iranian physician-politicians
• 20th-century Iranian women

Gholamreza NikpeyIranian politician

Rank #2

Gholam-Reza Nikpey (غلامرضا نیک‌پی), also Nikpay (1927 – 11 April 1979) was deputy prime minister of Iran and Mayor of Tehran. He became Mayor of Tehran in 1969, succeeding Javad Shahrestani. Prior to that, he had served as Iran's Minister of Housing from 1966 to 1969. During his tenure as the Housing Minister, an earthquake rocked the Province of Khorasan, causing mass destruction. He was in charge of rebuilding. It turned out to be one of the best rebuilding projects in the country's history. In 1977, he was appointed to Iranian Senate by the Shah.

• Politicians executed during the Iranian Revolution
• People executed by Iran by firing squad
• 20th-century Iranian people

Jamshid AmouzegarIranian politician

Rank #3

Jamshid Amouzegar (Persian: جمشید آموزگار‎‎; 25 June 1923 – 27 September 2016) was an Iranian economist and politician who was prime minister of Iran from 7 August 1977 to 27 August 1978 when he resigned. Prior to that, he served as the minister of interior and minister of finance in the cabinet of Amir-Abbas Hoveida. He was the leader of Rastakhiz Party during his tenure as prime minister of Iran.

• Rastakhiz Party Secretaries-General
• Secretaries-General of political parties in Iran
• Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States

Amir-Abbas HoveidaIranian politician

Rank #4

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (Persian: امیرعباس هویدا‎, Amīr `Abbās Hoveyda; 18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was prime minister for 13 years and is the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mansur's cabinet. After the Iranian Revolution, he was tried by the newly established Revolutionary Court for "waging war against God" and "spreading corruption on earth" and executed.

• 20th-century Iranian politicians
• Rastakhiz Party Secretaries-General
• Iran Novin Party Secretaries-General

Mehrangiz DowlatshahiPerson

Rank #5

Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi (Persian: مهرانگیز دولتشاهی‎; 13 December 1919 – 11 October 2008) was an Iranian social activist and politician, who held significant positions, including ambassador of Iran to Denmark during the Pahlavi era. She also served as an MP for three terms.

• Members of the 21st Iranian Majlis
• Members of the 23rd Iranian Majlis
• Iranian women ambassadors

Mahnaz AfkhamiActivist

Rank #6

Mahnaz Afkhami (Persian: مهناز افخمی‎) is an Iranian women's rights activist who served in the Cabinet of Iran from 1976 to 1978.

• Female government ministers of Iran
• 21st-century Iranian people
• Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States

Dariush HomayounGovernment minister of Iran

Rank #7

Daryoush Homayoun (Persian: داریوش همایون‎; 1928 – 2011) was an Iranian journalist, author, intellectual, and politician. He was the Minister of Information and Tourism in the cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar, founder of the daily newspaper Ayandegan, and one-time high-ranking member of the Rastakhiz party. In exile he became one of the founders of the Constitutionalist Party of Iran. He was famous for his analytical writings and largely impartial assessment of history. His outspoken manner, criticizing the Islamic Republic with harsh tones, but also directing his criticism at the Pahlavi policies, earned him respect of many, while at the same time creating many enemies. He was one of the most influential Iranian opposition leaders in exile.

• National Front (Iran) people
• SUMKA politicians
• Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in Switzerland

Hasan-Ali MansurIranian politician

Rank #8

Hasan Ali Mansur (13 April 1923 – 27 January 1965) was an Iranian politician who was Prime Minister from 1964 to 1965. He served during the White Revolution of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and was assassinated by a member of the Fadayan-e Islam.

• Iran Novin Party Secretaries-General
• People assassinated by the Islamic Coalition of Mourning Groups
• Secretaries-General of political parties in Iran

Abdollah RiaziPerson

Rank #9

Abdollah Riazi (Persian: عبدالله ریاضی‎) was an Iranian politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran for almost 15 years during Pahlavi dynasty.

• Members of the 21st Iranian Majlis
• Members of the 23rd Iranian Majlis
• Members of the 24th Iranian Majlis

Javad ShahrestaniPerson

Rank #10

Javad Shahrestani (1924 – July 9, 2016) was an Iranian engineer, academic and politician who served as the Mayor of City of Tehran. He was the last mayor to serve under the Pahlavi Dynasty. Born in Mashhad, he first became the mayor of Tehran in 1968 and served until 1969, when he was appointed first to Governorship of Kermanshah from 1969 to 1973 by the Shah of Iran, he was replaced by Gholamreza Nikpey. He was later appointed to the cabinet, and was the Minister of Transportation from 1973 to 1976. In 1977 he succeeded Nikpey as mayor and remained in the position until the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

• 2016 deaths
• Ferdowsi University of Mashad faculty
• Rastakhiz Party politicians

Javad SaeedPerson

Rank #11

Javad Saeed (Persian: جواد سعید‎) was an Iranian politician who served as the last Speaker of the Parliament of Iran during Pahlavi dynasty, and was the last secretary-general of the ruling Resurgence Party. He represented Sari in the parliament.

• Members of the 23rd Iranian Majlis
• Rastakhiz Party Secretaries-General
• Members of the 24th Iranian Majlis

Abbas AramIranian diplomat and politician

Rank #12

Abbas Aram (1906–1985) was an Iranian diplomat and served as foreign minister for two terms between 1959 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966. In addition, he was the ambassador of Iran to various countries, including Iraq, the United Kingdom and China.

• Foreign ministers of Iran
• Ambassadors of Iran to China
• 20th-century diplomats

Nayereh Ebtehaj-SamiiIranian politician

Rank #13

Nayereh Ebtehaj-Samii (Persian: نیره ابتهاج سمیعی‎, 1914–2017) was an Iranian educator and politician. In 1963 she was one of the first group of women elected to the National Consultative Assembly.

Nasser YeganehIranian politician

Rank #14

Nasser Yeganeh (4 June 1921 – 15 November 1993) was an Iranian jurist, politician and statesman. He was previously Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the head of the Iranian judiciary, brought in during Amir-Abbas Hoveyda's tenure.

Nasrollah EntezamIranian politician

Rank #15

Nasrollah Entezam (Persian: نصرالله انتظام‎; 16 February 1900 – 19 December 1980) was an Iranian diplomat. He was the first Iranian ambassador to the UN from 1947 to 1950 and President of the United Nations General Assembly during its fifth session, in 1950.