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Mir-Hossein Mousavi, photo 1 of 2
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Photo
Zahra Rahnavard, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Hamed Saber (cropped)
By
Hamed Saber
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CC BY 2.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

Photo
Mir-Hossein Mousavi in 1981
Licence
Public domain
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Resized

穆萨维

穆薩維
Mùsàwéi
proper noun #36,255

Meanings

  1. 1 Mousavi (Persian/Arabic surname, transliteration)
  2. 2 Mir-Hossein Mousavi (Iranian politician)

About Mir-Hossein Mousavi

born 1942 · 政治家 politician

Prime minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989, during the war with Iraq, and the main reform candidate in the 2009 presidential election, whose disputed result led to mass protests known as the Green Movement.

Examples

HSK 7-9
穆萨维曾任伊朗总理。
Mùsàwéi céng rèn Yīlǎng zǒnglǐ.
Mousavi once served as Prime Minister of Iran.
HSK 7-9
2009年伊朗大选后，穆萨维支持者上街抗议。
Èr líng líng jiǔ nián Yīlǎng dàxuǎn hòu, Mùsàwéi zhīchízhě shàngjiē kàngyì.
After the 2009 Iranian election, Mousavi's supporters took to the streets in protest.

Tips

history
The protests were named for his campaign colour: in Chinese, 绿色运动. He was placed under house arrest in Tehran in 2011. He is an architect by training and also a painter.

Stroke Order

穆 mù
萨 sà
维 wéi