Fazlollah Zahedi
E519794
Fazlollah Zahedi was an Iranian general and politician who became prime minister after helping to overthrow Mohammad Mossadegh in the 1953 coup.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fazlollah Zahedi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5215833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fazlollah Zahedi Context triple: [1953 Iranian coup d'état, hasKeyFigure, Fazlollah Zahedi]
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A.
Abolhassan Banisadr
Abolhassan Banisadr was an Iranian politician and economist who became the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran after the 1979 revolution.
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B.
Mehdi Bazargan
Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian engineer, pro-democracy politician, and the first prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, known for his moderate and liberal opposition to the Shah and later tensions with the post-revolutionary clerical establishment.
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C.
Sadeq Larijani
Sadeq Larijani is an influential Iranian conservative cleric and politician who has served in top leadership roles including head of the judiciary and chair of key state oversight bodies.
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D.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a powerful Iranian cleric, politician, and pragmatist who served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997 and played a central role in shaping the Islamic Republic’s post-revolution politics and economy.
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E.
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was a prominent Iranian cleric, jurist, and politician who served in several top leadership roles within the Islamic Republic, including as head of the judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fazlollah Zahedi Target entity description: Fazlollah Zahedi was an Iranian general and politician who became prime minister after helping to overthrow Mohammad Mossadegh in the 1953 coup.
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A.
Abolhassan Banisadr
Abolhassan Banisadr was an Iranian politician and economist who became the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran after the 1979 revolution.
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B.
Mehdi Bazargan
Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian engineer, pro-democracy politician, and the first prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, known for his moderate and liberal opposition to the Shah and later tensions with the post-revolutionary clerical establishment.
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C.
Sadeq Larijani
Sadeq Larijani is an influential Iranian conservative cleric and politician who has served in top leadership roles including head of the judiciary and chair of key state oversight bodies.
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D.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a powerful Iranian cleric, politician, and pragmatist who served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997 and played a central role in shaping the Islamic Republic’s post-revolution politics and economy.
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E.
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was a prominent Iranian cleric, jurist, and politician who served in several top leadership roles within the Islamic Republic, including as head of the judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian general
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fazlollah Zahedi-ye Hamedani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hamedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Zahir-od-dowleh Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Ardeshir Zahedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
NERFINISHED
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Sheikh Khazal rebellion ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-09-02 ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detentionPeriodEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| detentionPeriodStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| detentionPlace | Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Zahedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Moshir al-Dowleh Hassan Pirnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Fazlollah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-monarchy ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Iranian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh ⓘ |
| opponent | Mohammad Mossadegh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1953 Iranian coup d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Prime Minister of Iran
ⓘ
Senator of Iran ⓘ military governor of Khuzestan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mohammad Mossadegh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterTermEnd | 1955-04-07 ⓘ |
| primeMinisterTermStart | 1953-08-19 ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Khadijeh Pirnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hossein Ala' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fazlollah Zahedi Description of subject: Fazlollah Zahedi was an Iranian general and politician who became prime minister after helping to overthrow Mohammad Mossadegh in the 1953 coup.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.