Ahmad Madani

Ahmad Madani احمد مدنی
Minister of Defence of Iran
In office February 7, 1979 – September 17, 1979
Prime Minister	Mehdi Bazargan
Preceded by	Jaffar Shafeghat
Succeeded by	Mostafa Chamran
Governor of Khozestan
In office September 22, 1979 – January 2, 1980
Personal details
Born	11 February 1928 Kerman, Iran
Died	February 12, 2006(2006-02-12) (aged 78) Colorado, United States
Political party	National Front of Iran
Profession	Politician, Military

Admiral Ahmad Madani (11 February 1928 – 12 February 2006), born in Kerman, Iranian politician, Commander of Iranian Navy (1979), Governor of the Khuzestan province (1979-80) and candidate in the first Iranian presidential election.

Before Islamic Revolution

He joined the Iranian Navy in 1950 and was sent for training to the United Kingdom. While being the commander of Bandar Abbas naval base in 1972, he was dismissed from the navy due to his anti-Shah political views. Subsequently, he earned his PhD in law and taught political science and economy at Kerman and Qazvin universities in Iran until the Islamic Revolution

After Islamic Revolution

After the revolution, he was defence minister for a short period before he was appointed as governor of Khuzestan. During this period he ended the separatist plots and crises in Khuzestan. He was also the Commander of Iranian Navy in 1979. He became a candidate in the first Iranian presidential election but lost to Abolhassan Banisadr. He left Iran in 1980 and became the leader of The National Front of Iran and lived in the USA until he died in Colorado on 12 February 2006.

References

http://www.jmie.be/article1749.html