Admiral Farajollah Rasai (Persian: فرجالله رسائی, 1908 – 2 December 2002) was the Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy from 1961 to 1972 and the most senior naval commander of the Iranian Navy. He joined the Navy in 1929 and was trained at Naval Academy of Livorno. Under his command, the Iranian Navy took control over the Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs islands 30 November 1971 from the Emirate of Sharjah. After he retired in 1972, he was an Iranian Senator until the Islamic Revolution when he fled Iran and lived in the United States until his death in 2002.
Farajollah Rasaei | |
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Born | 1908 Bandar Anzali, Iran |
Died | 2 December 2002 United States | (aged 94)
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | Navy |
Years of service | 1929–1972 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Simko Shikak revolt Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs |
Alma mater | Dar ul-Funun Accademia Navale |
Other work | Senator from Tehran (1972–1979) |
Dates of rank
editEnsign | Sub-Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant Commander | Commander |
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December 22, 1932 | March 21, 1936 | March 21, 1940 | March 21, 1944 | March 21, 1947 |
Captain | Commodore Admiral | Rear admiral | Vice admiral | Admiral |
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March 21, 1949 | September 1954 | September 1960 | September 1963 | June 1971 |
Decorations and awards
editOrder of Marksmanship (1968) | |
Order of the Coronation (1968) | |
Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam (1967) | |
Order of the Crown, 2nd Class (1966) | |
Légion d'honneur, Grand officier (1964) | |
Order of Homayoun, 2nd Class (1963) | |
Order of Service, 1st Class (1961) | |
Order of Resurgence, 2nd Class (1953) | |
Order of Paas, 3rd Class (1952) | |
Order of Honor, 2nd Class (1951) | |
Order of Service, 2nd Class (1960) | |
Order of Honor, 3rd Class (1945) | |
Order of Merit, 2nd Class (1945) | |
Order of Sepah, 3rd Class (1941) | |
Order of Merit, 3rd Class (1939) |