Gholam Reza Azhari

Gholam Reza Azhari
Azhari in 1977
39th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
6 November 1978 – 31 December 1978
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byJafar Sharif-Emami
Succeeded byShapour Bakhtiar
Minister of War
In office
6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978
Succeeded byJafar Shafaghat
Personal details
Born18 February 1912
Shiraz, Sublime State of Persia
Died5 November 2001(2001-11-05) (aged 89)
McLean, Virginia, United States
Alma materNational War College
Military service
Allegiance Imperial State of Iran
Branch/serviceImperial Iranian Army
Years of service1935–1979
RankGeneral
CommandsIranian Armed Forces
Battles/warsAnglo-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.