Amir-Bahman Bagheri

Amir-Bahman Bagheri
Timsar; Amir-Bahman Bagheri
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Air Force
Rank	Major general

Amir-Bahman Bagheri (Persian: امیربهمن باقری‎) was an Iranian military officer. Having previously served as the deputy commander of air defense unit in early 1979, he commanded the Air Force from August 1979 to July 1980.^[1] In 1980, he was briefly arrested and removed from the office.^[1] Bagheri was arrested again in February 1981 on charges of "complicity" with the Americans in the Operation Eagle Claw. In July 1985, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.^[1]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987). "The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic". RAND. p. 111. ISBN 0-8330-0777-7. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3473.pdf.

Military offices
Preceded by Asghar Imanian	Commander of the Iranian Air Force 1979–1980	Succeeded by Javad Fakoori

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[r-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987). "The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic". RAND. p. 111. ISBN 0-8330-0777-7. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3473.pdf.

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