Taghi Riahi (Persian: تقی ریاحی) (1911[citation needed]–1989[citation needed]) was an Iranian senior military officer in the Iranian Imperial Army.
Taghi Riahi | |
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| Born | 1911[citation needed] ُShahrekord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province,[citation needed] Iran |
| Died | 4 August 1989 (aged 78)[citation needed] Nice, France |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Iranian Imperial Army |
| Years of service | 1926–1953; 1979 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the Army |
| Battles / wars | Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 1953 Iranian coup d'état |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 31 March 1979 – 18 September 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Deputy | Ezatollah Nourani[1] |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Madani |
| Succeeded by | Mostafa Chamran |
Biography
editRiahi was born in Chaleshtar in 1911.[citation needed] He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Tehran.[2] Then he attended the officer's college and was sent to France for further studies in mechanics and military sciences together with a group of students.[2] Following graduation he joined the Imperial Army.[2] In 1952 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.[2]
He was named as Chief of Staff of the Army appointed by Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh replacing Mahmoud Baharmast in the post.[2][3] His tenure lasted from 1 March to 19 August 1953 when a coup d'état occurred.[4] From the New York Times:[5]
The operation, the secret history says, "still might have succeeded in spite of this advance warning had not most of the participants proved to be inept or lacking in decision at the critical juncture." Dr. Mossadegh's chief of staff, Gen. Taghi Riahi, learned of the plot hours before it was to begin and sent his deputy to the barracks of the Imperial Guard. The deputy was arrested there, according to the history, just as pro-shah soldiers were fanning out across the city arresting other senior officials.
Although Riahi was sentenced to death, he was released from the prison after three years.[2] Then he involved in business.[2]
After the revolution, Riani left Iran and settled in France.[2] However, upon the request of Mehdi Bazargan who led the interim government Riani returned to Iran and took office as the minister of national defence for a short time.[2][6] Following the end of his tenure Riani went to France and died in Nice[2] in 1989.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Commander of Air Force changed". Kayhan (10779). 11 August 1979 – via University of Manchester Library.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Morteza Mir Hosseini. "مرگ سرتيپ رياحي". Etemad (in Persian). Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Ahmed S. Hashim (Fall 2012). "The Iranian Military in Politics, Revolution and War, Part Two". Middle East Policy Council. XIX (3).
- ^ "List of Persons", Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954. Iran, vol. X, Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ "The C.I.A. in Iran: First Few Days Look Disastrous". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Nikola B. Schahgaldian; Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 114, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
External links
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