Nasser Moghadam
Encyclopedia
Lieutenant General Nasser Moghadam (1921 – 11 April 1979) was the fourth and last chief of SAVAK
(6 June 1978 – 12 February 1979). He succeeded General Nematollah Nassiri
, who was arrested by the Shah's order in 1978. Moghadam was executed under Ayatollah Khomeini's order, after the Iranian Revolution
along with Nassiri and Nassiri's predecessor, Hassan Pakravan
.
Nasser Moghadam was born in 1921 in Tehran. He studied at the military high school, after which went to military school. In the late thirties Moghadam studied law at the Faculty of Tehran University.
Since August 1978, when Iran has been embraced by the revolutionary flame, SAVAK agents were rampant and committed excesses in the major cities of the country — Tehran
, Kermanshah
, Isfahan, Mashhad
, Tabriz
, Shiraz
, Ahvaz
, etc., destroying dozens of Islamic activists and agitators.
16 January 1979 the shah and his family left the Iran. 1 February Khomeini returned from exile and personally led the revolutionary process. In total (since the beginning of an armed uprising on 9 February), the Islamists took several days to seize power. Three days of fighting with supporters of Ayatollah with Shah's imperial guard "immortal", SAVAK agent and loyal the monarch the military.
In the overthrow of the shah's regime, Iranian leftists — particularly the radical left from the Mojahedin-e Khalq
and Fedayeen Iran
— have played no less (and directly in Tehran and major) role than the Islamists.
Is worth noting that all the heads of SAVAK (Hassan Pakravan
, Nematollah Nassiri
, and Nasser Moghadam) were shot.
SAVAK
SAVAK was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service established by Iran's Mohammad Reza Shah on the recommendation of the British Government and with the help of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency SAVAK (Persian: ساواک, short for سازمان اطلاعات و امنیت کشور...
(6 June 1978 – 12 February 1979). He succeeded General Nematollah Nassiri
Nematollah Nassiri
General Nematollah Nassiri , was the director of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency during the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah. A personal friend of the Shah, he had gained notoriety for removing democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh from power...
, who was arrested by the Shah's order in 1978. Moghadam was executed under Ayatollah Khomeini's order, after the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
along with Nassiri and Nassiri's predecessor, Hassan Pakravan
Hassan Pakravan
Hassan Pakravan was a well known diplomat and minister in the Pahlavi pre-revolutionary government of Iran...
.
Nasser Moghadam was born in 1921 in Tehran. He studied at the military high school, after which went to military school. In the late thirties Moghadam studied law at the Faculty of Tehran University.
Since August 1978, when Iran has been embraced by the revolutionary flame, SAVAK agents were rampant and committed excesses in the major cities of the country — Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Kermanshah
Kermanshah
Kermanshah is a city in and the capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 784,602, in 198,117 families.The overwhelming majority of Kermanshahi people are Shi'a Muslims...
, Isfahan, Mashhad
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
, Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Shiraz
Shiraz
Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
, Ahvaz
Ahvaz
-History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph...
, etc., destroying dozens of Islamic activists and agitators.
16 January 1979 the shah and his family left the Iran. 1 February Khomeini returned from exile and personally led the revolutionary process. In total (since the beginning of an armed uprising on 9 February), the Islamists took several days to seize power. Three days of fighting with supporters of Ayatollah with Shah's imperial guard "immortal", SAVAK agent and loyal the monarch the military.
In the overthrow of the shah's regime, Iranian leftists — particularly the radical left from the Mojahedin-e Khalq
People's Mujahedin of Iran
The People's Mujahedin of Iran is a terrorist militant organization that advocates the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran....
and Fedayeen Iran
Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
The Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas emerged as radical Marxist-Leninist movement in Iran in 1971, formed to overthrow the Pahlavi regime...
— have played no less (and directly in Tehran and major) role than the Islamists.
Is worth noting that all the heads of SAVAK (Hassan Pakravan
Hassan Pakravan
Hassan Pakravan was a well known diplomat and minister in the Pahlavi pre-revolutionary government of Iran...
, Nematollah Nassiri
Nematollah Nassiri
General Nematollah Nassiri , was the director of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency during the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah. A personal friend of the Shah, he had gained notoriety for removing democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh from power...
, and Nasser Moghadam) were shot.
External links
- Treaty Concerning the State Frontier and Neighbourly Relationships between Iran and Iraq (Done 6 March 1975 in Baghdad; in force 22 June 1976)
- Answer to History by Mohammad Reza PahlaviMohammad Reza PahlaviMohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...
ISBN 0-8128-2755-4