About Massoud Rajavi Massoud Rajavi (Persian: مسعود رجوی)(24 (born August 18, 1953), is the president of National Council of Resistance of Iran and the leader of People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI, also known as the MEK), a militant opposition organization active outside of Iran. After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France and Iraq. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq he has not made any public appearances.