Gholam Reza Azhari | |
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39th Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 6 November 1978 – 31 December 1978 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Preceded by | Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Succeeded by | Shapour Bakhtiar |
Minister of War | |
In office 6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 | |
Succeeded by | Jafar Shafaghat |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 February 1912 Shiraz, Sublime State of Persia |
Died | 5 November 2001 McLean, Virginia, United States | (aged 89)
Alma mater | National War College |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Imperial State of Iran |
Branch/service | Imperial Iranian Army |
Years of service | 1935–1979 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Iranian Armed Forces |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Iran crisis of 1946 |
Arteshbod Gholam Reza Azhari (Persian: غلامرضا ازهاری; 18 February 1912 – 5 November 2001) was an Iranian military leader who served as the 39th and penultimate Prime Minister of Iran under the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last of Shah of Iran.