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Habibollah Asgaroladi

Iranian politician (1932–2013)

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Iranian politician (1932–2013)

Field	Value
name	Habibollah Asgaroladi
native_name
native_name_lang	fa
image	Habibollah Asgaroladi02.jpg
caption	Asgaroladi in 2012
office1	Minister of Commerce
term_start1	17 August 1981
term_end1	2 August 1983
primeminister1
predecessor1	Kazam Pour-Ardabili
successor1	Hossein Abedi Jafari
office2	Member of the Parliament of Iran
constituency2	Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
term_start2	28 May 1980
term_end2	3 November 1980
majority2	764,338 (46.7%)
birth_date
birth_place	Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
death_date
death_place	Tehran, Iran
party	Islamic Coalition Party

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Habibollah Asgaroladi Mosalman (‎; 3 January 1932 – 5 November 2013) was a leading senior Iranian conservative and principlist politician who was the leader of Islamic Coalition Party, a highly influential conservative political party in Iran. He was also a Vice President and two-time presidential candidate, first in July 1981 and next in 1985. During his 1981 bid, he was the target of a failed assassination attempt that killed his bodyguard but left him mostly unharmed.

Career and activities

Asgaroladi was born to a wealthy merchant family in Damavand. His ancestors were Jews who converted to Shia islam. Asgaroladi was a senior member of Iran's Expediency Council. He spent many years at the forefront of the Iranian cabinet and as First Vice President, serving as both Secretary of State for Social Security, Minister for Economy, Trade and Commerce as well as heading the Homeland Security Agency and intelligence services in Iran. He ran in the 1981 and 1985 Presidential elections. Asgaroladi was a prominent member of Khomeini's inner circle and returned to Iran from Neuphle-le-Chateau with Araghi & Beheshti. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, he was chosen by Khomeini to be the founding father of the Khomeini Relief Foundation, the largest social welfare branch of the government in Iran. Some unofficial reports include him among the wealthiest individuals in Iran with a net worth of several billion dollars. Several members of the Asgaroladi family have been featured in the Fortune 500 ("Millionaire Mullahs" article), with Asadollah Asgaroladi possessing an estimated wealth of over US$9 billion. The Asgaroladis are now amongst the wealthiest families in Iran with commercial interests in real estate, banking, healthcare and exports of dried fruits, nuts, caviar and saffron.

Asgaroladi published his autobiography in 2012 and was presented with an award by Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian Parliament. He died on 5 November 2013 in Tehran's Dey Hospital after being hospitalized for more than two months. His funeral was attended by the Supreme Leader Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, Mohsen Rafiqdoost, Ali Larijani and many other senior government officials.

References

Mehrzad Boroujerdi. (11 October 2010). "Iran's Political Elite". United States Institute of Peace.
"Sad Fate of Iran's Jews – IWPR Institute for War & Peace Reporting".
"Millionaire Mullahs".
"Notable Persian Jews מנהיגים ואנשי שם ממוצא איראני".
"Media Watch | An Insider's View: Iran Ready to do Business with the West". [[PBS]].
"Notable Jews of Persia & the Arabian Peninsula genealogy project".
(21 July 1981). "AROUND THE WORLD; Gunmen in Iran Wound a Presidential Candidate". The New York Times.
"IRVAJ Persian".
TABNAK, تابناک. (14 August 1392). "حبیب‌الله عسگر اولادی درگذشت".
"حبیب الله عسگر اولادی درگذشت".

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