Ataollah Khosravani

Ataollah Khosravani (; 1919 – September 2005) was an Iranian politician. He served as the secretary-general of Iran Novin Party and held several cabinet posts in the 1960s.

Early life and education Khosravani was born in Tehran in 1919. He had six half-brothers from his father's first marriage.

Career Following his return to Iran Khosravani established a magazine entitled Afkar Iran with his brother. He first served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ali Amini and succeeded Ahmad Ali Bahrami in the post. He retained his post in the next cabinet led by Hassan Ali Mansur from 7 March 1964 and also, in the cabinet of Amir Abbas Hoveida from January 1965.

Khosravani was appointed secretary-general of Iran Novin Party 1965 when Prime Minister Hassan Ali Mansur who had been serving as secretary general of the party was assassinated. His tenure as minister of labor ended in 1968, and the same year he was named as the interior minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda. Khosravani was removed from office as minister of interior in 1971. At the end of his investigation Khosravani co-authored a report which partly led to the closure of the Party in 1975.

Personal life While living in Paris during his studies, Khosravani married a French woman and had a son. Following the end of the Pahlavi rule in Iran in 1979, he settled in Paris where he died in September 2005.