Masoud Monfared Niyaki

Masoud Monfared Niyaki
Born	7 February 1930 Amol, Mazandaran province, Iran
Died	28 July 1985 (aged 55) Karaj, Tehran province, Iran
Buried	Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
Allegiance	Imperial State of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Service/branch	Iran Army Ground Forces
Years of service	33 years
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	88nd Armored Division of Zahedan 92nd Armored Division of Ahvaz Fath Headquarters
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas Operation Tariq al-Qods Operation Fath ol-Mobin Operation Ramadan Operation Before the Dawn Liberation of Khorramshahr
Awards	1nd grade Fath Medal
Spouse(s)	Malihe Safar-Beyglu

Major General Masoud Monfared Niyaki or Monfared Niaki (1929–1985) (Persian: مسعود منفرد نیاکی) was a commander in Islamic Republic of Iran Army. He studied in the Officers' School, specializing in armored warfare. Niyaki got the rank of colonel in 1976. He was active during the Iran–Iraq war, including Operation Tariq al-Qods, Operation Fath ol-Mobin, Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas, Operation Valfajr, and Operation Ramazan. He was commander of the 92nd Armored Division of Ahvaz and .^[1][2] He was killed during a war game conducted by 58th Zolfaghar Takavar Division.

In popular culture[]

Footstep of the Oldman (Persian: ردپای پیر), written by Alireza Poorbozorg in 170 pages, is a biography of Massoud Monfared Niyaki.^[3][4]

The Last Chapter of Love (Persian: آخرین فصل عشق) was a documentary film about Monfared Niyaki broadcast by IRIB 3.^[5]

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