A | |
|---|---|
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| Installed | 1955 |
| Term ended | 1961 |
| Successor | Abdol Hossein Hejazi |
| Orders | |
| Rank | General |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 1968 (aged 68–69) |
| Parents | Gholam Reza Hedayat (father) |
| Alma mater | War University (France) |
Abdollah Hedayat (1899–1968) was an army officer who served as the chief of general staff at the Imperial Iran Army.
Early life and education[]
Hedayat was born in 1899 and was the son of Gholam Reza Hedayat, also known as Mokhber Al Dawlah.[1] He graduated from the Nizam School of Mushir Al Dawlah, and studied military science in France receiving a degree from the War University.[1]
Career[]
Following graduation Hedayat joined the Imperial Army and also, taught at Tehran University of War.[1] From 26 June 1950 to 11 March 1951 he served as the minister of war in the cabinet of Prime Minister Haj Ali Razmara.[2] On 7 September 1953 he was named the minister of national defense to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fazlollah Zahedi.[3] On 1955 Hedayat was appointed chief of the supreme commander's staff and became the first military officer to hold this title.[4] He served in the post with rank of cabinet minister and was the minister of war from 1 April 1955 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hossein Ala'.[5][6] His military rank was general.[7] Hedayat's term ended in 1961, and he was replaced by Abdol Hossein Hejazi in the post.[4]
Arrest[]
Hedayat and two other generals were arrested in November 1962 due to corruption allegations in an anti-corruption campaign initiated by Prime Minister Ali Amini.[8][9] It was the Shah who advised Ali Amini to arrest them.[9] Hedayat was taken to the Qasr prison and was tried between March and November 1963.[8] He was sentenced to two-year prison in addition to the payment of a fine of nearly $16,000.[8]
Personal life and death[]
Abdollah Hedayat was married to the sister of Sadegh Hedayat.[10] He died in 1968.[1]
Honors[]
Hedayat was the recipient of the US Legion of Merit for his actions during World War II in the Imperial Iranian army which was awarded to him in September 1955.[11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "عبدالله هدایت" (in fa). Rasekhoon. https://rasekhoon.net/mashahir/show/597218/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA.
- ↑ "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". October 1950. p. 471. JSTOR 4322222. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4322222.
- ↑ "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". Winter 1954. p. 76. JSTOR 4322566. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4322566.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gholam Reza Afkhami (2009). The Life and Times of the Shah. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 288,311. ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=pTVSPmyvtkAC&pg=PA288.
- ↑ S. Steinberg (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1955. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 1288. ISBN 978-0-230-27084-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=X0zODQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1288.
- ↑ "376. Memorandum for the Record by the Chief of the Military Advisory Assistance Group in Iran (Seitz)". Department of State. 3 January 1957. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1955-57v12/d376.
- ↑ "چه کسانی"ارتشبد" شده اند؟" (in fa). Eghtesad online. 30 November 2015. https://www.eghtesadonline.com/بخش-خبر-2/105607-چه-کسانی-ارتشبد-شده-اند.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Charles Clinton Rudulph (1971). The Land Reform Program in Iran and its Political Implications (PhD thesis). The American University, Washington DC. pp. 75–76. ProQuest 302488670. https://www.proquest.com/docview/302488670.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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. 124. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/agent-or-client-who-instigated-the-white-revolution-of-the-shah-and-the-people-in-iran-1963(f1bdd6c7-ed4c-42cc-bcaf-2a2f0cde5e60).html.
- ↑ Homa Katouzian (2007). "Introduction: The Wondrous World of Sadeq Hedayat". In Homa Katouzian. Sadeq Hedayat: His Work and His Wondrous World. London; New York: Routledge. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-134-07935-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=yT98AgAAQBAJ&pg=PP19.
- ↑ "Awards. Abdullah Hedayat". The Hall of Valor. https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/400574.
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