October 22, 1981 (Thursday)
- The Iranian Parliament rejected President Khameini's nominee for Prime Minister of Iran, Ali Akbar Velayati. Of the 192 deputies eligible to decide, the vote was 80-74 against Velayati, with another 38 abstaining. It was the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran that the Majlis had refused to approve a nominee
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