Mohammad Bokharaei () was a member of the executive branch of the "

Islamic Coalition Party The Islamic Coalition Party (ICP; ) is a conservative liberal political party in Iran. The ICP is the pivotal organization within Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader and is considered a lay ally of the influential Combata ...

" who was born in 1944 in the south of

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. In January 1965, he assassinated

Hassan Ali Mansur Hasan Ali Mansur (‎; 13 April 1923 – 26 January 1965) was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1965. He served during the White Revolution of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and was assassinated by a member of the ...

(then prime minister of the

Shah Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...

) and was executed in June 1965 along with three of his colleagues.

Assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur

Mohammad Bokharai, on the morning of 21 January 1965 at 10am attacked

who had been prime minister of Iran since 1964 during the reign of

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last List of monarchs of Iran, Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the ...

. When Hassan Ali Mansour got out of his car at the front door of the

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, Mohammad Bokharai shot him. As a result, Hassan Ali Mansur died in hospital five days later. Mohammad Bokharai's action came at a time when

Mohammad Hadi al-Milani Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Milani (; ; July 1, 1895 – August 7, 1975) was an Iranian- Iraqi marja'. Al-Milani was also active in political and social affairs. When he moved to Mashhad, the Islamic seminary of Mashhad flourished. He co ...

had issued a Fatwa in Mashhad about Mansur's murder.

Execution by the Shah regime

Mohammad Bokharai was executed at dawn on 16 June 1965, along with three colleagues who were all members of the Islamic Coalition Party, namely Sadeq Amani, Reza Saffar-Harandi and Morteza Niknejad.The Epic of Martyr Mohammad Bokharaei
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Assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur

Execution by the Shah regime

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