Mohammed Mossadegh

Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh (Persian: محمد مصدق‎) (May 19, 1882 - March 4, 1967) was prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953. Mossadegh's name is sometimes spelled Mosaddegh or Mosaddeq (note the doubled "d"), the latter of which better reflects the original Persian pronunciation (mosæd'deq) and orthography. He was removed from power by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, and pro-monarchy forces in a complex plot, supported by British and US intelligence agencies.

External links

• James Risen: Secrets of History: The C.I.A. in Iran -- A special report.; How a Plot Convulsed Iran in '53 (and in '79). The New York Times, April 16, 2000.
• In Memory of August 19, 1953 by Sasan Fayazmanesh, August 18, 2003.
• Mossadegh's photo album
• Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran Book and declassified documents from the National Security Archive, June 22, 2004
• Notes on Donald N. Wilber
• An alternative view by Ardeshir Zahedi