Houshang Seddigh
Timsar Houshang Seddigh | |
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Born | 8 February 1948 Tehran, Iran |
Died | 8 July 2020 (aged 72) Tehran, Iran |
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | Air Force |
Years of service | 1970–2010 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Houshang Seddigh (Persian: هوشنگ صدیق; 8 February 1948 – 8 July 2020) was an Iranian fighter pilot. He served as the commander of the Air Force from 1983 to 1986.[1]
Seddigh ranked colonel when he was appointed to the position on 28 November 1983.[2] According to Pierre Razoux, he was more dynamic than his predecessor Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour and enjoyed the confidence of the Iranian establishment. Seddigh was replaced by Mansour Sattari in 1986.[3]
He died of COVID-19 in Tehran, Seddigh was 72.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Houshang Seddigh (1948-2020) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
- ^ Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 111, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. pp. 309–310, Appendix: Iranian High Command. ISBN 9780674915718.
- ^ https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1408134/درگذشت-فرمانده-اسبق-نیروی-هوایی-ارتش-بر-اثر-کرونا#ref=translate
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