Students at Amirkabir University chanted, "Our vote is for imam's prime minister," a reference to Mousavi, who was prime minister from 1980 to 1988 when Ruhollah Khomeini was in power as the country's supreme leader. 
Wanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Amirkabir waliimba, "Kura zetu tunampa Waziri Mkuu wa Imam," wakimaanisha Mousavi, ambaye alikuwa waziri mkuu kuanzia mwaka 1980 mpaka 1988 wakati ambao Ruhollah Khomeini alikuwa madarakani kama kiongozi mkuu wa nchi hiyo.