Abdol Hossein Hejazi (1904–1969) was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Army's Ground Forces between 1958 and 1960.
Abdol Hossein Hejazi | |
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| Born | 1904 |
| Died | 1969 (aged 64–65) |
| Service/ | Iranian Armed Forces |
| Rank | General officer |
Biography edit
Hejazi was born in 1904.[1] He graduated from École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in France.[2] He was a major general.[3] Following the proclamation of the martial law on 20 March 1951 after the approval of the nationalization of oil by the Senate he was appointed military governor.[4] Hejazi was also made the chief of police on the same date replacing General Mohammad Faftari who had resigned from the post.[4]
He served as the head of the military college until August 1952 when he was removed from the post.[3] The reason for Hejazi's removal was his alliance with Fazlollah Zahedi who was a retired military officer and senator and a rival of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.[3] Another reason was his involvement in the alleged coup plot against Mosaddegh.[3] On 13 October 1952 an arrest warrant was issued for Hejazi, Assadollah Rashidian, his brother and others.[3] They were arrested, but were soon released.[5]
Following the removal of Mohammad Mosaddegh Hejazi returned to the army and served as the commanding general of the 3rd corps of the Imperial Iranian Army.[6] He was named as a military adviser to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in September 1953.[6] Hejazi was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 1958 and then to the rank of full general.[1][2] Hejazi also served as the ambassador of Pahlavi Iran to Pakistan.[1][2]
Hejazi committed suicide in 1969.[1][2] The Iranian newspapers of the period reported his death as "while cleaning his gun, a bullet suddenly came out of the barrel and killed him [Hejazi]."[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "عبدالحسین حجازی" (in Persian). Rasekhoon. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "موضوع: جلسه منزل اسداله رشیدیان" (in Persian). Historic Documents Center. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Mark J. Gasiorowski (August 1987). "The 1953 Coup D'etat in Iran". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 19 (3): 266. doi:10.1017/S0020743800056737. JSTOR 163655. S2CID 154201459.
- ^ a b "Martial Law In Persia". The Times. No. 51955. Tehran. 21 March 1951. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Darioush Bayandor (2010). Iran and the CIA: The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-230-27730-4.
- ^ a b "Foreign relations of the USA". US State Department. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links edit
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