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

[Shahpour Bakhtiar](/people/shahpour-bakhtiar/) was the last prime minister appointed by [the Shah](/people/mohammad-reza-pahlavi/) of [Iran](/places/iran/), serving as a compromise with the opposition. He was a supporter of [Mohammed Mossadegh](/people/mohammed-mossadegh/) and a member of the National Front.[^1]

After [the Shah's](/people/mohammad-reza-pahlavi/) departure from [Iran](/places/iran/) in January 1979, [Bakhtiar](/people/shahpour-bakhtiar/) proved unable to function effectively. Following [Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's](/people/ayatollah-ruhollah-khomeini/) arrival in [Iran](/places/iran/) on February 1, 1979, [Bakhtiar](/people/shahpour-bakhtiar/) went into hiding ten days later and eventually found exile in [Paris](/places/paris/), [France](/places/france/). He was assassinated in [Paris](/places/paris/) in 1991.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.