Bahram Aryana | |
|---|---|
 General Bahram Aryana | |
| Born | Hossein Manoochehri (حسین معتمدی منوچهری تنکابنی) 17 March 1906 |
| Died | 21 June 1985 (aged 79) |
| Burial place | Montparnasse Cemetery |
| Nationality | Iranian Georgian |
| Occupations | |
| Organization | Azadegan Organization |
| Title | Military attaché of Iran to France and Benelux[1] |
| Term | 1952–1953 |
| Political party | |
| Academic background | |
| Fields | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Napoleon et l'Orient (1955) |
| Institutions | Officers' Academy[2] |
| Works | Pour une ethique iranienne (1981) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service/ | Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1930–1979 |
| Rank | Field Marshal/5 Star General |
| Commands | Imperial Iranian Ground Force Imperial Guard |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
Field Marshal Bahram Aryana (Persian: بهرام آریانا); also spelled Bahram Ariana born Hossein Manouchehri;[3] 17 March 1906 – 21 June 1985)[4] was the most senior military commander of the Imperial Iranian Army during the reign of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and an Iranian nationalist and humanist. Professor Monica M. Ringer described Aryana as probably the most famous “converted Zoroastrian” of the Pahlavi era.[5]
- ^ Naṣr Allāh Tavakkulī Nīshābūrī (2014). Memoirs of Nasrollah Tavakoli, The First Chief of Staff of the Iranian Army after the Islamic Revolution (in Persian). Ibex Pub. pp. 351–352. ISBN 978-1588140982.
- ^ a b "Who was Aryana" (in Persian). Political Studies and Research Institute. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Ali Akbar Dareini (1998). The Rise and Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty: Memoirs of Former General Hussein Fardust. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 15–16. ISBN 8120816420.
- ^ "Biographie du Général Bahram ARYANA" (in French). Aryana2500.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Monica M. Ringer (2012). "Iranian Nationalism and Zoroastrian Identity". In Abbas Amanat; Farzin Vejdan (eds.). Iran Facing Others. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 267–277. ISBN 978-1-137-01340-8.
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