Abdol Hossein Hejazi was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Army's Ground Forces between 1958 and 1960.

Biography

Hejazi was a major general and served as the head of the military college until August 1952 when he was removed from the post.[1] The reason for Hejazi's removal was his being an ally of Fazlollah Zahedi who was a retired military officer and senator and a rival of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and his involvement in the alleged coup plot against Mosaddegh.[1] On 13 October 1952 an arrest warrant was issued for Hejazi, Assadollah Rashidian, his brother and others.[1] They were arrested, but were soon released.[2]

Following the removal of Mohammad Mosaddegh Hejazi began to serve as the commanding general of the 3rd corps of the Imperial Iranian Army.[3] He was named a military adviser to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in September 1953.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mark J. Gasiorowski (August 1987). "The 1953 Coup D'etat in Iran". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 19 (3): 266. doi:10.1017/S0020743800056737. JSTOR 163655.
  2. ^ D. Bayandor (2010). Iran and the CIA: The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-230-27730-4.
  3. ^ a b "Foreign relations of the USA". US State Department. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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Military offices Preceded byBahram Aryana Commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Force 1958–1960 Succeeded byReza Azimi
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