About Abolhassan Banisadr
Abolhassan Banisadr (22 March 1933 – 9 October 2021) was an Iranian politician, writer, and political dissident who served as the first president of Iran following the Iranian Revolution, holding office from 1980 until his impeachment in 1981. Prior to his presidency, he was served as minister of foreign affairs in the Interim Government of Iran. Following his impeachment, Banisadr fled Iran and was granted political asylum in France, where cofounded the National Council of Resistance of Iran with Mojahedin-e-Khalq leader Massoud Rajavi. He later focused on political writings about his revolutionary activities and his critiques of the Iranian government. He became a critic of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and of the country's handling of the 2009 elections. == Early life and education == Banisadr was born on 22 March 1933 in Baghcheh, a village north of Hamadan. His father, Nasrollah, was a Shia cleric who was originally from Bijar, Kurdistan. Banisadr studied law, theology, and sociology at the University of Tehran. As a member of the National Front, he participated in the anti-Shah student movement during the early 1960s, resulting in his imprisonment on two occasions and his wounding during the 1963 demonstrations. == Career == === Initial exile === Due to his political activities, Banisadr fled Iran for France, where he studied finance and economics at the University of Paris.
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