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Iran

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
Jl/Au 1501Kingdom or Empire of Iran (literally "The [God-]Protected Realms of Iran") (English name Persia until 21 Mar 1935)Leaders
1 Apr 1979Islamic Republic of IranLeaders
1 Jan 1980 - 3 Jun 1989Ayatollah Ruhollah KhomeiniRahbars¹
4 Jun 1989 -Ayatollah Sayyed Ali KhameneiRahbars¹
6 Aug 1694 - 23 Oct 1722Soltan Hoseyn ISafawi dynasty
10 Nov 1722 - 2 Sep 1732Tahmasp IISafawi dynasty
8 Nov 1726 - Jul 1728Sayyed Ahmad (in opposition)Safawi dynasty
3 Sep 1732 - 8 Mar 1736Abbas IIISafawi dynasty
17 Dec 1749 - 9 Jan 1750Soleyman IISafawi dynasty
9 Jan 1750 - 1773Esmail IIISafawi dynasty
1753 - Jun 1753Soltan Hoseyn II (in opposition)Safawi dynasty
1780 - 1786Abu al-Fath MohammadSafawi dynasty
23 Oct 1722 - 25 Apr 1725MahmudGhalzay dynasty
26 Apr 1725 - 13 Nov 1729AshrafGhalzay dynasty
8 Mar 1736 - 1 Jul 1747NaderAfshar dynasty
6 Jul 1747 - 24 Sep 1748AdelAfshar dynasty
24 Sep 1748 - May 1749EbrahimAfshar dynasty
May 1749 - 17 Dec 1749Esmail Rokh (1st time)Afshar dynasty
26 Jan 1750 - Jun 1750Esmail Rokh (2nd time)Afshar dynasty
9 May 1755 - 14 May 1796Esmail Rokh (3rd time)Afshar dynasty
1773 - 1 Mar 1779Mohammad Karim Khan ZandZand dynasty²
6 Mar 1779 - 1779Abu al-Fath Khan Zand (1st time) jointly withZand dynasty²
6 Mar 1779 - 19 Jun 1779Mohammad Ali Khan ZandZand dynasty²
19 Jun 1779 - 22 Aug 1779Abu al-Fath Khan Zand (2nd time)Zand dynasty²
22 Aug 1779 - 14 Mar 1781Mohammad Sadeq Khan ZandZand dynasty²
15 Mar 1781 - 11 Feb 1785Ali Morad Khan ZandZand dynasty²
12 Feb 1785 - 17 Feb 1785Baqer Khan KhorasakaniZand dynasty²
18 Feb 1785 - 23 Jan 1789Jaafar Khan ZandZand dynasty²
23 Jan 1789 - 10 May 1789Seyd Morad Khan ZandZand dynasty²
10 May 1789 - 30 Oct 1794Lotf Ali Khan ZandZand dynasty²
12 Mar 1786 - 17 Jun 1797Mohammad QajarQajar dynasty
17 Jun 1797 - 23 Oct 1834Fath Ali QajarQajar dynasty
7 Nov 1834 - 4 Sep 1848Mohammad QajarQajar dynasty
16 Nov 1834 - Dec 1834Ali Qajar (in rebellion)Qajar dynasty
5 Dec 1834 - 29 Mar 1835Hossein Ali Qajar (in rebellion)Qajar dynasty
13 Sep 1848 - 1 May 1896Naser ad-Din QajarQajar dynasty
2 May 1896 - 8 Jan 1907Mozaffar ad-Din QajarQajar dynasty
8 Jan 1907 - 16 Jul 1909Mohammad Ali Qajar (1st time)Qajar dynasty
16 Jul 1909 - 31 Oct 1925Soltan Ahmad QajarQajar dynasty
18 Jul 1909 - 22 Sep 1910Ali Reza Khan-e Qajar QuyunluQajar dynasty
23 Sep 1910 - 21 Jul 1914Nasir al-Mulk (regent)Qajar dynasty
17 Jun 1911 - Jul 1911Mohammad Ali Qajar (2nd time)Qajar dynasty
24 Mar 1924 - 31 Oct 1925Prince Mohammad Hassan MirzaQajar dynasty
31 Oct 1925 - 16 Sep 1941Reza PahlaviPahlavi dynasty
16 Sep 1941 - 5 Feb 1979Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and from 16 Jan 1979 [Egypt; from 22 Jan 1979, Morocco])Pahlavi dynasty
16 Jan 1979 - 22 Jan 1979Sayyed Jalaleddin TehraniPahlavi dynasty
5 Feb 1979 - 4 Feb 1980Ayatollah Ruhollah KhomeiniLeader of the Revolution
4 Feb 1980 - 22 Jun 1981Abolhassan Bani-SadrPresidents
22 Jun 1981 - 2 Aug 1981Provisional Presidential Council - Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti (b. 1928 - d. 1981) - Ayatollah Abdolkarim Moussavi-Ardabili (1st time) (b. 1932) - Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1st time) (b. 1934) - Mohammad Ali Raja´i (b. 1933 - d. 1981)Presidents
2 Aug 1981 - 30 Aug 1981Mohammad Ali Raja´iPresidents
30 Aug 1981 - 13 Oct 1981Provisional Presidential Council - Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani (b. 1931) - Ayatollah Abdolkarim Moussavi-Ardabili (2nd time) (s.a.) - Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (2nd time) (s.a.)Presidents
13 Oct 1981 - 3 Aug 1989Hojatolislam Sayyed Ali Khamenei Ali Khamenei) (s.a.)Presidents
3 Aug 1989 - 3 Aug 1997Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (s.a.)Presidents
3 Aug 1997 - 3 Aug 2005Hojatolislam Mohammad KhatamiPresidents
3 Aug 2005 -Mahmoud AhmadinejadPresidents
1 May 1907 - 31 Aug 1907Mirza Ali Asghar KhanPrime ministers
9 Sep 1907 - 13 Sep 1907Mirza Nasrollah KhanPrime ministers
25 Oct 1907 - 21 Dec 1907Nasir al-Mulk (1st time)Prime ministers
21 Dec 1907 - May 1908Nizam as-SaltanaPrime ministers
May 1908 - 7 Jun 1908Murtaza Quli KhanPrime ministers
7 Jun 1908 - 29 Apr 1909Mushir as-SaltanaPrime ministers
29 Apr 1909 - May 1909Prince Kamran MirzaPrime ministers
May 1909 - 16 Jul 1909Saad ad-Daula (1st time)Prime ministers
16 Jul 1909 - 6 Oct 1909Nasir al-Mulk (2nd time)Prime ministers
6 Oct 1909 - Jul 1910Mohammad Wali Khan (1st time)Prime ministers
Jul 1910 - 19 Jul 1911Mirza Hassan Khan (1st time)Prime ministers
19 Jul 1911 - 26 Jul 1911Mohammad Wali Khan (2nd time)Prime ministers
26 Jul 1911 - 23 Nov 1912Najaf Quli Khan (1st time)Prime ministers
23 Nov 1912 - 11 Jan 1913Saad ad-Daula (2nd time)Prime ministers
11 Jan 1913 - 1 Jul 1914Mirza Mohammad Ali KhanPrime ministers
1 Jul 1914 - Feb 1915Mirza Hassan Khan (2nd time)Prime ministers
Feb 1915 - Apr 1915Prince Abdol Hossein MirzaPrime ministers
Apr 1915 - Jul 1915Mirza Hassan Khan (3rd time)Prime ministers
Jul 1915 - 18 Aug 1915Prince Sultan Abdol Majid MirzaPrime ministers
18 Aug 1915 - 25 Dec 1915Mirza Hassan Khan (4th time)Prime ministers
25 Dec 1915 - Mar 1916Prince Abdol Hossein MirzaPrime ministers
Mar 1916 - Jul 1917Mohammad Wali Khan (3rd time)Prime ministers
Jul 1917 - Dec 1917Mirza Hassan Khan (5th time)Prime ministers
Dec 1917 - May 1918Prince Sultan Abdol Majid MirzaPrime ministers
May 1918 - Aug 1918Najaf Quli Khan (2nd time)Prime ministers
Aug 1918 - 21 Feb 1921Mirza Hassan Khan (6th time)Prime ministers
21 Feb 1921 - 4 Jun 1921Said Ziyaddin TabatabaiPrime ministers
4 Jun 1921 - 12 Oct 1921Ahmad Qawan as-Saltana (1st time)Prime ministers
12 Oct 1921 - 20 Jan 1922Shaw as-SaltanaPrime ministers
20 Jan 1922 - 11 Jun 1922Mirza Hassan Khan PirniaPrime ministers
11 Jun 1922 - 30 Jan 1923Ahmad Qawan as-Saltana (2nd time)Prime ministers
30 Jan 1923 - 15 Jun 1923Mirza Hassan Khan (7th time)Prime ministers
15 Jun 1923 - 28 Oct 1923Mirza Hassan Khan PirniaPrime ministers
28 Oct 1923 - 1 Nov 1925Reza Khan (= Reza Pahlavi)Prime ministers
1 Nov 1925 - 13 Jun 1926Mohammad Ali Khan ForughiPrime ministers
13 Jun 1926 - 2 Jun 1927Mirza Hassan Khan (8th time)Prime ministers
2 Jun 1927 - 18 Sep 1933Mahdi Quli Khan HidayatPrime ministers
18 Sep 1933 - 3 Dec 1935Mohammad Ali Khan ForughiPrime ministers
3 Dec 1935 - 26 Oct 1939Mahmud JamPrime ministers
26 Oct 1939 - 26 Jun 1940Ahmad Matin-DaftariPrime ministers
26 Jun 1940 - 27 Aug 1941Ali Mansur (1st time)Prime ministers
27 Aug 1941 - 9 Mar 1942Mohammad Ali Khan ForughiPrime ministers
9 Mar 1942 - 9 Aug 1942Ali Zohayli (1st time)Prime ministers
9 Aug 1942 - 15 Feb 1943Ahmad Qawan as-Saltana (3rd time)Prime ministers
15 Feb 1943 - 6 Apr 1944Ali Zohayli (2nd time)Prime ministers
6 Apr 1944 - 25 Nov 1944Mohammad Said Maraghei (1st time)Prime ministers
25 Nov 1944 - 13 May 1945Said Mustafa Morteza-QoliPrime ministers
13 May 1945 - 6 Jun 1945Ebrahim Hakimi (1st time)Prime ministers
6 Jun 1945 - 30 Oct 1945Mohsen Sadr (acting)Prime ministers
30 Oct 1945 - 28 Jan 1946Ebrahim Hakimi (2nd time)Prime ministers
28 Jan 1946 - 18 Dec 1947Ahmad Qawan as-Saltana (4th time)Prime ministers
18 Dec 1947 - 29 Dec 1947Sardar Fakher HekmatPrime ministers
29 Dec 1947 - 13 Jun 1948Ebrahim Hakimi (3rd time)Prime ministers
13 Jun 1948 - 9 Nov 1948Abdol Hossein HajirPrime ministers
9 Nov 1948 - 23 Mar 1950Mohammad Said Maraghei (2nd time)Prime ministers
23 Mar 1950 - 26 Jun 1950Ali Mansur (2nd time)Prime ministers
26 Jun 1950 - 7 Mar 1951Ali RazmaraPrime ministers
12 Mar 1951 - 30 Apr 1951Hossein Ala (1st time)Prime ministers
30 Apr 1951 - 17 Jul 1952Mohammad Mossadegh (1st time)Prime ministers
17 Jul 1952 - 22 Jul 1952Ahmad Qawan as-Saltana (5th time)Prime ministers
22 Jul 1952 - 19 Aug 1953Mohammad Mossadegh (2nd time)Prime ministers
19 Aug 1953 - 7 Apr 1955Fazlollah ZahediPrime ministers
7 Apr 1955 - 3 Apr 1957Hossein Ala (2nd time)Prime ministers
3 Apr 1957 - 31 Aug 1960Manuchehr EkbalPrime ministers
31 Aug 1960 - 5 May 1961Jaafar Sharif-Emami (1st time)Prime ministers
5 May 1961 - 19 Jul 1962Ali AminiPrime ministers
19 Jul 1962 - 7 Mar 1964Asadullah AlamPrime ministers
7 Mar 1964 - 26 Jan 1965Hassan Ali MansurPrime ministers
21 Jan 1965 - 7 Aug 1977Amir Abbas HoveidaPrime ministers
7 Aug 1977 - 27 Aug 1978Jamshid AmouzegarPrime ministers
27 Aug 1978 - 6 Nov 1978Jaafar Sharif-Emami (2nd time)Prime ministers
6 Nov 1978 - 4 Jan 1979Gholam Reza AzhariPrime ministers
4 Jan 1979 - 5 Feb 1979³Shahpur BakhtiarPrime ministers
5 Feb 1979 - 6 Nov 1979Mehdi BazarganPrime ministers
6 Nov 1979 - 12 Aug 1980Islamic Revolutionary CouncilPrime ministers
12 Aug 1980 - 4 Aug 1981Mohammad Ali Raja´iPrime ministers
4 Aug 1981 - 30 Aug 1981Hojatolislam Mohammad Javad Bahonar (b. 1933 - d. 1981)Prime ministers
2 Sep 1981 - 31 Oct 1981Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani (s.a.)Prime ministers
31 Oct 1981 - 3 Aug 1989Mir Hossein MoussaviPrime ministers

Gilan

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
5 Jun 1920secession as Soviet Republic of GilanLeaders
23 Oct 1921retaken by IranLeaders
5 Jun 1920 - 30 Jun 1920Mirza Koochak KhanRulers
1920 - 23 Oct 1921Ihsan Allah KhanRulers

Azerbaijan

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
12 Dec 1945autonomous government declaredLeaders
12 Dec 1946disbandedLeaders
12 Dec 1945 - 12 Dec 1946Jafar PishevariHead of the Azerbaijani National Government

Kurdistan

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
22 Jan 1946autonomous Republic of Kurdistan proclaimed at MahabadLeaders
15 Dec 1946disbandedLeaders
22 Jan 1946 - 15 Dec 1946Qazi MohammadPresident
11 Feb 1946 - 15 Dec 1946Haji Baba SheikhPrime minister