Abdol Ali Badrei
Abdol Ali Badrei | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1 July 1919 Kermanshah |
| Died | 11 February 1979 (aged 59) Tehran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Imperial Guard Imperial Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1941–1979 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Chief of Imperial Guard (1976–1979) Chief of the Imperial Ground Forces (1979) |
Abdol Ali Badrei (1 July 1919 – 11 February 1979)[1] was an Iranian lieutenant general and the last commander of the Imperial Iranian Army and the Imperial Guard.
Early life and education
Badrei was born in Kermanshah on 1 July 1919.[2] He graduated from the military academy in Kermanshah and Tehran.[2]
Career
After graduation, Badrei joined the Imperial army as Lieutenant in the Mounted Infantry.[2] His first mission was in 1946 to fight against rebels in Azerbaijan and Kurdistan.[2] Then he joined the imperial guards in 1946.[2] In 1967, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and served as second in command in the guards.[2] In 1971, he became a major general and was appointed commander of the immortal guards in 1973.[2] In 1975, he was made lieutenant general and was appointed commander of the imperial guards in 1976.[2]
In February 1979 Badrei publicly stated that the army would not follow the orders of the then prime minister Shahpour Bakhtiar.[3] Instead of being reprimanded by the Shah due to these remarks, he was named commander of the ground forces on 10 January,[4] succeeding Gholam Ali Oveissi, who had resigned from office and left Iran.[5] Badrei formed a group to carry a military coup on 10 February, just before the Iranian revolution.[6] He served in the post of the Imperial Guards commander until his death on 11 February,[6] and the Guards was disbanded on 17 February.[7]
Death
Badrei was assassinated on 11 February 1979 outside army headquarters in Tehran.[8]
References
- ^ http://love-instead-of-religion.blogspot.com/2016/06/blog-post_5.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography". Badrei website. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Roberts, Mark J. (January 1996). "Khomenei's incorporation of the Iranian military" (McNair Paper 48). National Defense University. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Jean-Charles Brotons (2010). U.S. Officials and the Fall of the Shah: Some Safe Contraction Interpretations. Lexington Books. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7391-3340-8.
- ^ "A chronology of the Iranian Revolution (1978-79)". Derkelier. August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b Sahimi, Mohammad (3 February 2010). "The Ten Days that Changed Iran". PBS. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Roberts, Mark (January 1996). "Purge of the Monarchists". McNair Papers (47–48). Retrieved 29 August 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ^ Reed, Thomas C.; Danny B. Stillman (2008). "Revisiting the Seventies The Third World Comes of Age" (PDF). IFQ. 51: 152. Retrieved 31 July 2013.