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category: "Political Figure"
tags:
  - Person
  - Israel
summary: "After the Shah's departure from Iran in January 1979, Bakhtiar proved unable to function effectively."
born: 1914-06-26
died: 1991-08-06
location: "Shahr-e Kord, Iran"
---

[[Shahpour Bakhtiar]] was the last prime minister appointed by [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|the Shah]] of [[Iran]], serving as a compromise with the opposition. He was a supporter of [[Mohammed Mossadegh]] and a member of the National Front.[^1]

After [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|the Shah's]] departure from [[Iran]] in January 1979, [[Shahpour Bakhtiar|Bakhtiar]] proved unable to function effectively. Following [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini|Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's]] arrival in [[Iran]] on February 1, 1979, [[Shahpour Bakhtiar|Bakhtiar]] went into hiding ten days later and eventually found exile in [[Paris]], [[France]]. He was assassinated in [[Paris]] in 1991.[^1]

### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015).