During his short tenure , he undid many of the Shah 's plans including the closing of casinos , abandoning the Imperial calendar , abolishing the Rastakhiz Party and allowing all political parties to be active and personally responsible for preventing SAVAK to get involved and preventing the KGB backed clergyman from creating and continuing the 1979 revolution . All of his efforts to reform the political system in Iran , was overshadowed by the Black Friday massacre in Jaleh Square ( 8 September 1978 ) , mass protests , martial law and nationwide strikes , which brought the country 's economy to its knees . He resigned from office amid riots on 5 November 1978 . Gholam Reza Azhari replaced him in the post . He was also long-time president of the Iranian senate and chairman of the Pahlavi Foundation . He was one of the close confidants of the Shah
Black Friday
Black Friday (1978)
Jafar Sharif-Emami