Kamal Habibollahi
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Timsar Kamal Habibollahi | |
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| Birth name | Mir-Kamaloddin Mir-Habibollahi[1] |
| Born | 1 February 1930 Astara, Imperial State of Persia |
| Died | 11 October 2016 (aged 86)[2] Reston, United States |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Navy |
| Years of service | 1949–1979 |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Alma mater | U.S. Naval War College Naval Postgraduate School Royal Naval Academy Officers' School |
| Minister of Culture and Art Acting | |
| In office 11 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 | |
| Monarch | Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Foroughi |
| Succeeded by | Mohsen Foroughi |
| Minister of Education Acting | |
| In office 11 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 | |
| Monarch | Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Manouchehr Ganji |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani |
| Minister of Culture and Higher Education Acting | |
| In office 11 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 | |
| Monarch | Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Abolfazl Qazi |
| Succeeded by | Shamsoddin Mofidi |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Ladan |
| Children | Reza, Kaveh |
| Relatives | Kyle, Kevin, Kellen, Roya, Nikolai |
Kamal Habibollahi (Persian: کمال حبیباللهی, 1930 - 2016) was the last Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy until the Islamic Revolution and was the last CNO under Pahlavi dynasty.[3] He also several held minister positions in the military government of Gholam Reza Azhari in 1978.
Early life[]
Kamal was born in 1930 in Astara. His father was Mir-Ketab-Allah, who was dedicated land to build the «Mosque of Gharib al-Ghuraba» in Astara in 1910. He was buried at that mosque's yard.[4]
Career[]
Habibollahi was a graduate of the Royal Navy Officer Program, U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, and U.S. Naval War College. He rose through the ranks of the Navy and ultimately served as the Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy. He played a leading role in the development of the Chahbahar naval port.[5]
Habibollahi resigned from this role upon the collapse of the Bakhtiar government. An outspoken critic of the incoming Khomeini regime and radical Islam, following the 1979 Iranian Revolution he was arrested and prisoned.[6] He escaped from the prison and managed to go to Turkey.[6] Next he settled in the USA[6] where he resided in the Washington D.C. area.[3] He continued to promote attention to free Iran causes, as well as warn against the dangers of global Islamic extremism and terrorism through speeches at universities, military academies, panels, and both US and Iranian media outlets.[3] In August 1981, he led a group of people loyal to Azadegan Organization in seizing the Tabarzin, an Iranian navy missile cruiser, off the coast of Spain, in order to draw attention to the continued resistance to Khomeini and radical Islam.[7]
References[]
- ^ Neʻmat Allahī, Behrūz (2001). Tārīkh-e jāmeʻ-e Āstārā va ḥukkām-e Namīn (in Persian) (1st ed.). Ardabil: Nashr-e Sheykh Safī. p. Annex 27. ISBN 964-6822-12-6.
- ^ "Darydar Kamal Habibollahi, last Navy commander of Mohammed Reza Shah, dies". Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Documents detail Israel missile deal with the Shah", Elaine Sciolino, 1 April 1986, The New York Times.
- ^ Neʻmat Allahī, Behrūz (2001). Tārīkh-e jāmeʻ-e Āstārā va ḥukkām-e Namīn (in Persian) (1st ed.). Ardabil: Nashr-e Sheykh Safī. p. 74. ISBN 964-6822-12-6.
- ^ "Interview with Habibolahi, Kamal: Tape 01". Iranian Oral History Project - CURIOSity Digital Collections. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Thomas C. Reed; Danny B. Stillman (2008). "Revisiting the Seventies. The Third World Comes of Age" (PDF). JFQ (51).
- ^ "Iran: Piracy, Protests And Polemics", David S. Jackson; Sandra Burton; George Russell, Time Magazine, 24 August 1981. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
External links[]
- "France: Iranian Monarchists' Leader Says He Will Overthrow the Ayatollah's Government", Thomson Reuters, 6 September 1981, 638129
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