Gholam Reza Azhari
Iranian military leader and prime minister (1912-2001)
Arteshbod Gholam Reza Azhari (Persian: غلامرضا ازهاری; 18 February 1912 – 5 November 2001) was a military leader and Prime Minister of Iran.
Gholam Reza Azhari | |
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![]() Azhari in 1977 | |
44th Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 6 November 1978 – 31 December 1978 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Preceded by | Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Succeeded by | Shapour Bakhtiar |
Minister of War | |
In office 6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 | |
Succeeded by | Jafar Shafaghat |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 February 1912 Shiraz, Qajar Empire |
Died | 5 November 2001 McLean, Virginia, United States | (aged 89)
Alma mater | National War College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Imperial State of Iran |
Branch/service | Imperial Iranian Army |
Years of service | 1935–1979 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Iranian Armed Forces |
Honours
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changeAge | Ranks military | Years |
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22 | Cadet officer | 1933 |
24 | Second Lieutenant | 1935 |
26 | First lieutenant | 1937 |
28 | Captain | 1939 |
31 | Major | 1943 |
34 | Lieutenant Colonel | 1946 |
36 | Colonel | 1948 |
46 | Brigadier general | 1958 |
48 | Major general | 1960 |
52 | Lieutenant general | 1964 |
58 | General | 1970 |
Related pages
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change- 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
- Media related to Gholam Reza Azhari at Wikimedia Commons
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Feridoun Jam |
Chiefs-of-Staff of the Imperial Army 1971–1978 |
Succeeded by Abbas Gharabaghi |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Prime Minister of Iran 1978 |
Succeeded by Shapour Bakhtiar |