Mostafa Chamran

Mostafa Chamran
Native name	مصطفی چمران
Allegiance	Amal Movement Islamic Republic of Iran
Service / branch	Lebanese Resistance Regiments Irregular Warfare Headquarters
Years of service	1975–1979 1979–1981
Battles / wars	Lebanese Civil War 1979 Kurdish rebellion Iran–Iraq War †
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 1980 – 21 June 1981
Constituency	Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
Majority	1,100,842 (51.5%)
Minister of National Defense
In office 30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980
Prime Minister	Mehdi Bazargan
Preceded by	Taghi Riahi
Succeeded by	Javad Fakoori
Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Revolutionary Affairs
In office 29 April 1979 – 30 September 1979
Prime Minister	Mehdi Bazargan
Preceded by	Ebrahim Yazdi
Personal details
Born	Mostafa Chamran Save'ei 2 October[citation needed] 1932 Tehran, Imperial State of Persia
Died	21 June 1981(1981-06-21) (aged 48) Dehlaviyeh, Iran
Resting place	Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran
Nationality	Iranian American (1960s-1981)[1]
Political party	Freedom Movement of Iran
Spouse(s)	Tamsen H. Parvaneh (1961– div. 1973) Ghadeh Jaber (1977–1981)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Tehran (BS) Texas A&M University (MS) UC Berkeley (PhD)
Profession	Scientist
Nickname	Jamal[2]

Mostafa Chamran Save'ei (Persian: مصطفی چمران ساوه‌ای) (2 October^{[citation needed]} 1932 – 21 June 1981) was an Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran and a member of parliament as well as the commander of paramilitary volunteers in Iran–Iraq War, known as "Irregular Warfare Headquarters". He was killed during the Iran–Iraq War.