Morteza Yazdanpanah

Morteza Yazdanpanah
Minister of War
In office
1951 – June 1952
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime MinisterMohammad Mosaddegh
Succeeded byMahmoud Baharmast
In office
4 April 1950 – June 1950
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime MinisterAli Mansur
Preceded byAbdollah Hedayat
Personal details
Born1888
Tehran, Qajar Iran
Died1970 (aged 81–82)
SpouseLeyla Yazdanpanah
Alma materCossack's House
Military career
AllegianceIran
Service / branchCommander Imperial Iranian army
RankLieutenant general

Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) was an army officer who served as chief-of-staff in the Imperial Iranian army for two times, between 1941 and 1942 and in 1952. He also held other governmental and military positions during the reigns of Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.