Azizollah Zarghami

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Azizollah Zarghami
Born1884
Tehran
Died1978 (aged 93–94)
Tehran
AllegianceImperial Iran
Years of service1920s–1940s
Chief of Staff of the Imperial Iranian ArmyMajor general
Alma materCossack training school

Azizollah Zarghami (1884–1978) was an Iranian army officer. He served as the chief of staff of the Imperial Army in Iran in the period 1934–1941 during the rule of Reza Shah.

Biography[]

Zarghami was born in Tehran in 1884.[1] His father was Hussein Pashakhan Zargham Al Saltanah, one of the leaders of the Shaqaqi tribe.[2] Zarghami trained at the Cossack school.[1] After serving in the gendarmerie unit of the Iranian Army he was named the chief of staff in 1934 which he held until 1941 when Reza Shah abdicated.[2] Later Zarghami served as the senator and governor of East Azerbaijan.[3]

Zarghami died in Tehran in 1978 and buried in Emamzadeh Abdollah, Tehran.[1] One of his children, Ezatullah Zarghami, was also an army officer with the rank of brigadier general.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "General Azizollah Zarghami". Institute for Iranian Contemporary Studies. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "عزیزالله ضرغامی". Rasekhoon (in Persian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "موضوع: باشگاه لاینز تبریز" (in Persian). History Documents. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "از ارتشبد عزت‌الله ضرغامی تا سرتیپ عزت‌الله ضرغامی!". Khabar Online. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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