Fazlollah Zahedi | |
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| 36th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 19 August 1953 – 7 April 1955 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mosaddegh |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Ala' |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 April 1953 – 29 April 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Mosaddegh |
| Preceded by | Abdol-Hossein Meftah |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Entezam |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 28 April 1951 – 5 August 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Mosaddegh |
| Preceded by | Hossein Ala' |
| Succeeded by | Amirteymour Kalali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1892 Hamedan, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 2 September 1963 (aged 71) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Zahedi Family Tomb, Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray, Iran |
| Spouse | Khadijeh Pirnia ol-Moluk (divorced)[1] |
| Children | 2, including Ardeshir Zahedi |
| Relatives | Hossein Pirnia (father-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Imperial Iranian Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Awards | |
Fazlollah Zahedi (Persian: فضلالله زاهدی, romanized: Fazlollāh Zāhedi, pronounced [fæzloɫˈɫɒːh zɒːheˈdiː]; 17 May 1892 – 2 September 1963) was an Iranian lieutenant general, statesman, and military strongman who replaced the Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh through a coup d'état supported by the United States and the United Kingdom.