Ali Razmara
| Haji Ali Razmara | |
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| 58th Prime Minister of Iran | |
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In office 26 June 1950 – 7 March 1951 |
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| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Ali Mansur |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Ala' |
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| Born | 30 March 1901 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | March 7, 1951 (aged 49) Tehran, Iran |
| Spouse(s) | Anvar Molok Hedayat |
| Children | Nouzar Houman Simin Kambiz Parviz |
| Alma mater | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | IAI |
| Years of service | 1927–1951 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Haj Ali Razmara (Persian: حاجیعلی رزمآرا Ḥājī`alī Razmārā) (30 March 1901 – 7 March 1951) was a military leader and prime minister of Iran.
He was assassinated by 26-year-old Khalil Tahmassebi of the Fadayan-e Islam organization outside the Shah Mosque in Tehran at the age of 49. Razmara was the third Iranian prime minister to be assassinated.
Razmara (an adopted name loosely translated as "war planner" or more accurately "battle organizer") was born in Tehran and studied at the military academy of Saint-Cyr in France.
Razmara was appointed prime minister by the Shah in 1950. He promoted a plan for decentralization of government together with decentralization of the seven-year plan for infrastructure development and improvement. His idea was to bring government to the people; an unheard-of idea in Iran. His plan called for setting up local councils in Iran’s 84 districts to run local affairs such as health, education and agricultural programs. One of his most enduring achievements was the institution of the Point IV program via agreement with US President Harry Truman.
Razmara began trimming the government payrolls, eliminating a large number of officials out of a total of 187,000 civil servants. At one stroke he terminated nearly 400 high-placed officials. By so doing, Razmarra earned the wrath of the powerful land-owning and merchant families and most conservatives without gaining the confidence of the radical Tudeh Party. Additionally, his opposition to the expropriation of AIOC assets at Abadan earned him the wrath of the small but powerful group of Majlis deputies known as the National Front. The National Front was led by Majlis Member, Mohammed Mossadegh, whose leading ally in Parliament was the Assembly Speaker, Ayatollah Kashani.
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