Reza Azimi

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Reza Azimi was a senior military officer during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was a general and held various military and government posts, including commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces and minister of war.

Biography[]

Azimi served as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces between 1960 and 1966.[1] He left the office due to illness.[2] Then he was made general adjutant to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi which he held until 1970.[1]

Next Azimi served as the minister of war between 1971 and 1977 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda.[1][3] Azimi was among the nine members of the cabinet who were not Hoveyda's appointees or proteges.[3] His deputy at the ministry was also a retired army officer, Hassan Toufanian.[4] During his tenure Azimi dealt with legislative and budgetary issues, whereas his deputy, Toufanian, was responsible for the procurement of arms in accordance with the Shah's orders.[4]

Azimi retained his post in the succeeding cabinets first led by Prime Minister Jamshid Amouzegar and then by Prime Minister Jafar Sharif Emami.[5] He was also appointed minister of war to the military government which was formed by Gholam Reza Azhari in November 1978 and lasted until the end of December.[6]

As of 1990 Azimi was residing in Paris, France.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "General Reza Azimi". Foundation for Iranian Studies. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ Hooshmand Mirfakhraei (1984). The Imperial Iranian Armed Forces and the Revolution of 1978-1979 (PhD thesis). State University of New York at Buffalo. p. 254.
  3. ^ a b Khosrow Fatemi (Winter 1982). "Leadership by Distrust: The Shah's Modus Operandi". Middle East Journal. 36 (1): 56. JSTOR 4326355.
  4. ^ a b Iran, a Country Study. Washington DC: Department of Defense. 1978. p. 401.
  5. ^ William Branigin (28 August 1978). "New Cabinet Named in Iran Shakeup". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ Sepehr Zabir (27 April 2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5.

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Preceded by Commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Force
1960–1966 		Succeeded by
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