| Mahmoud Baharmast | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 1977 (aged 77–78) |
| Place of birth | Tehran |
| Place of death | Tehran |
| Allegiance | Imperial Iran |
| Years of service | 1920s–1953 |
| Rank | Major general |
Mahmoud Baharmast (1899–1977) was an Iranian major general who served as the chief of staff of the Imperial Army in Iran in the period 1952–1953.
Early life and education[]
Baharmast was born in 1899 in Tehran.[1] He graduated from Dar al-Fonun, St. Louis School, Tehran, and Mushir al-Dawla School.[1] He joined the Iranian army.[1] In 1923 he was sent to Europe by the Ministry of War to continue his studies and graduated from the Fontainebleau Military Academy, France, specializing in artillery.[1]
Career and activities[]
Following his return to Iran Baharmast worked at different units of the army and in 1942 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.[1] Then he was first appointed head of the artillery unit of the army and then head of the general administration.[1] His next post was the commander of the military academy and of the war academy.[1] Then he was promoted to the rank of major general.[1]
Baharmast was appointed chief of staff of the Iranian Army in October 1952 and succeeded Morteza Yazdanpanah in the post.[2] Baharmast's term ended in March 1953,[3] and he was replaced by Taghi Riahi in the post.[4][5]
While in office Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh accused military officers, including Baharmast, of not listening to his orders but to the orders of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[5] Before the coup d'état in 1953 US officials approached Baharmast and other military officers who had pro-American and anti-Communist stance to eliminate the pro-Soviet and pro-Mosaddegh tendencies in the Iranian army.[6]
Later years and death[]
After Mohammad Mosaddegh was sent to exile Baharmast was invited to continue his military career, but he did not accept the offer.[1] He dealt with studies on the etymology of the Persian words.[1] In 1977 he died in Tehran while being blind in both eyes.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "محمود بهارمست". Rasekhoon. https://rasekhoon.net/mashahir/show/596323/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA.
- ↑ Darioush Bayandor (2010). Iran and the CIA. The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 63. Digital object identifier:10.1057/9780230277304. ISBN 978-0-230-57927-9. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277304.
- ↑ "Historical Documents. Persons". US State Department. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1951-54Iran/persons.
- ↑ Morteza Mir Hosseini. "مرگ سرتيپ رياحي" (in Persian). Etemad. https://www.etemaad.ir/fa/main/detail/171926/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%BE-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gholam Reza Afkhami (2009). The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. pp. 150, 155. ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=pTVSPmyvtkAC&pg=PA150.
- ↑ Darius Wainwright (2022). American and British Soft Power in Iran, 1953-1960. A 'Special Relationship'?. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 91. Digital object identifier:10.1007/978-3-030-88414-7. ISBN 978-3-030-88413-0. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-88414-7.
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