Azizollah Zarghami (1884–1978; Persian: عزیزالله ضرغامی) 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.
Azizollah Zarghami | |
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| Native name | عزیزالله ضرغامی |
| Born | 1884 Tehran, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 1978 (aged 93–94) Tehran, Pahlavi Iran |
| Allegiance | Imperial Iran |
| Years of service | 1920s–1940s |
| Chief of Staff of the Imperial Iranian Army | Major general |
| Alma mater | Cossack training school |
Biography
editZarghami 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]
In 1961 Zarghami and three other generals were arrested as part of the anti-corruption campaign of Prime Minister Ali Amini and were released soon.[4] Zarghami died in Tehran in 1978 and buried in the Imamzadeh Abdollah cemetery, Tehran.[1] One of his children, Ezatullah Zarghami, was also an army officer with the rank of brigadier general.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "General Azizollah Zarghami". Institute for Iranian Contemporary Studies. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b "عزیزالله ضرغامی". Rasekhoon (in Persian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "موضوع: باشگاه لاینز تبریز" (in Persian). History Documents. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Michael J. Willcocks (2015). Agent or Client: Who Instigated the White Revolution of the Shah and the People in Iran, 1963 (PhD thesis). University of Manchester. p. 99.
- ^ "از ارتشبد عزتالله ضرغامی تا سرتیپ عزتالله ضرغامی!". Khabar Online (in Persian). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
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