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Mohammad Mosaddegh[a] (Persian: محمد مصدق, IPA: [mohæmˈmæd(-e) mosædˈdeɢ] ⓘ;[b] 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis.[4][5] He was a member of the Iranian parliament from 1923, and served through a contentious 1952 election into the 17th Iranian Majlis,[6] until his government was overthrown in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état aided by the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom (MI6) and the United States (CIA), led by Kermit Roosevelt Jr.[7][8] His National Front was suppressed from the 1954 election.[9] Before its removal from power, his administration introduced a range of social and political measures such as social security, land reforms and higher taxes including the introduction of taxation on the rent of land. His government's most significant policy was the nationalisation of the Iranian oil industry, which had been built by the British o

Mohammad Mosaddegh - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق Mosaddegh in 1951 Prime Minister of Iran In office 21 July 1952 – 19 August 1953 Monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Preceded by Ahmad Qavam Succeeded by Fazlollah Zahedi In office 28 April 1951 – 16 July 1952 Monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Preceded by Hossein Ala' Succeeded by Ahmad Qavam Minister of National Defence In office 21 July 1952 – 19 August 1953 Monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Prime Minister Himself Preceded by

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