Mussadegh, Muhammad
A Dictionary of World History | Date: 2000
Mussadegh, Muhammad (1880–1967) Iranian political leader. An Iranian landowner and politician, in 1950 he led the democratic-nationalist opposition to the policies of Muhammad
REZA SHAH PAHLAVI in Parliament. A militant nationalist, he forced (1951) the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and after rioting in Abadan, was appointed Prime Minister (1951–53). He ruled with left-wing support until he was dismissed by the Shah in 1953.
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