Reza Azimi

Reza Azimi was a senior military officer during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was a general and held various military and government posts, including commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces and minister of war.

Biography

Azimi served as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces between 1960 and 1966.[1] He left the office due to illness.[2] Then he was made general adjutant to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi which he held until 1970.[1]

Next Azimi served as the minister of war between 1971 and 1977 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda.[1][3] Azimi was among the nine members of the cabinet who were not Hoveyda's appointees or proteges.[3] His deputy at the ministry was also a retired army officer, Hassan Toufanian.[4] During his tenure Azimi dealt with legislative and budgetary issues, whereas his deputy, Toufanian, was responsible for the procurement of arms in accordance with the Shah's orders.[4]

Azimi retained his post in the succeeding cabinets first led by Prime Minister Jamshid Amouzegar and then by Prime Minister Jafar Sharif Emami.[5] He was also appointed minister of war to the military government which was formed by Gholam Reza Azhari in November 1978 and lasted until the end of December.[6]

As of 1990 Azimi was residing in Paris, France.[1]

References
  1. "General Reza Azimi". Foundation for Iranian Studies. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. Hooshmand Mirfakhraei (1984). The Imperial Iranian Armed Forces and the Revolution of 1978-1979 (PhD thesis). State University of New York at Buffalo. p. 254.
  3. Khosrow Fatemi (Winter 1982). "Leadership by Distrust: The Shah's Modus Operandi". Middle East Journal. 36 (1): 56. JSTOR 4326355.
  4. Iran, a Country Study. Washington DC: Department of Defense. 1978. p. 401.
  5. William Branigin (28 August 1978). "New Cabinet Named in Iran Shakeup". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. Sepehr Zabir (27 April 2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5.
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