Seyyed Abolhassan Banisadr (1933 – 9 October 2021) was a politician, writer, and political dissident. He was the first president of homeland after the 1979 Revolution abolished the monarchy, serving from February 1980 until his impeachment by parliament in June 1981. Prior to his presidency, he was the minister of foreign affairs in the interim government. He had resided for many years in France where he co-founded the National Council of Resistance of homeland.
