Mousa Namjoo
Mousa Namjoo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 2 September 1981 – 29 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Chamran |
| Succeeded by | Javad Fakoori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1938 Bandar-e Anzali |
| Died | 29 September 1981 (aged 42) Kahrizak District |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Imam Ali Military University |
| Military service | |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Awards | File:Order of Nasr.png Order of Nasr |
Mousa Namjoo (Template:Lang-fa) (1938- 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer who served as the minister of defense and armed forces logistics in the interim government of Iran.
Biography
Namjoo was born in Bandar-e Anzali on 17 December 1938.[1] He graduated from Imam Ali Military University.[2] He was married and had three children.[3]
He worked at the National Military Academy with the rank of colonel.[4][5] He was instrumental in developing a cooperation between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and army before and during the Iran Iraq war.[5] He also fought in the war.[6] He was appointed minister of defense and armed forces logistics to the interim government led by Prime Minister Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani on 2 September 1981.[7]
Namjoo was killed in a plane crash together with 80 other people on 29 September 1981 near Tehran.[4][6][8] The aircraft was a US-made C-130 Hercules transport plane.[9][10] Other leading military figures killed in the crash were Valiollah Fallahi, Javad Fahouri and Mohsen Kolahdoz.[11][12] On 1 October 1981, a funeral service was held for Namjoo and other victims at the military academy in Tehran.[9]
Legacy
A book, entitled A Man with Orange Color, was published by Ezzatollah Alvandi in 2005 concerning Namjoo's biography.[13]
References
- ^ Alvandi, Ezzatolah (2005). مردی به رنگ پرتقال (شهید سید موسی نامجو) (in Persian). Tehran: Shahed. ISBN 964-394-210-4.
- ^ شهید سرلشکر موسی نامجوی وبگاه رسمی وزارت دفاع ایران] Ministry of Defense
- ^ خاطراتی ازشهید سرتیپ خلبان سید موسی نامجو وبگاه رسمی مرتضی آوینی] Aviny
- ^ a b "The Revolutionary Period". Country Data. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b "National security". Pars Times. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b Kiefner, John (1 October 1981). "4 military chiefs in Iran are killed in a plane crash". The New York Times. Beirut. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Hosseini, Mir M. "Interim Government Formed". Fourman. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Chronological Listing of Iranian Losses & Ejections". History. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Crash kills Iranian military leaders". Herald Journal. Beirut. AP. 1 October 1981. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "103 Reported Killed as Iranian Army Plane Crashes; Altimeter Suspected". Los Angeles Times. Tehran. 4 November 1984. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Iranian military aircraft crashes". Sarasota Journal. UPI. 30 September 1981. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Sepehr Zabir (25 February 2011). Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran A). Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-415-61069-8. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Biography of Martyr Namjoo". Tehran: Shahed. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2013.