Mahmoud Alavi (military officer)
Mahmoud Alavi | |
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 Alavi in 1979 | |
| Birth name | Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Navy |
| Years of service | Before 1976; 1979–1980[1] |
| Rank | Commodore[1] |
Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi (Persian: محمود علوی) was an Iranian military officer who served as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy from 1979 to summer 1980. He was retired in 1976 under Kamal Habibollahi but was recalled to duty after Iranian Revolution.[1] In July 1980, he was detained on charges of conspiracy[2] and maintaining secret connections to the American officials. He was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment in February 1981 but was released on 27 July 1982.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Alavi was a non-religious person.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 113, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Zabir, Sepehr (2011). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D) (Reprint. ed.). London: Routledge. p. 236. ISBN 9780415617857.
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