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'''Shapour Azarbarzin''' ({{langx|fa|شاپور آذربرزین}}) was an Iranian [[fighter pilot]]. |
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The deputy commander to [[Amir Hossein Rabii]] before the [[Iranian Revolution]], he was appointed as the commander of [[Imperial Iranian Air Force|Air Force]] in {{circa}} 20 February 1979, and served in the capacity until the first week of March.<ref name="r">{{citation|author=Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian|title=The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic|url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3473.pdf|publisher=RAND|isbn=0-8330-0777-7|date=March 1987|access-date=15 January 2017|page=111}}</ref> In April 1979, Prime Minister [[Mehdi Bazargan]] offered him to hold office as the [[Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)|defense minister]], however he refused it.<ref name="r"/> Shortly after, he was briefly imprisoned by the revolutionary forces but was released after efforts made by Bazargan and left Iran in late November 1980.<ref name="r"/> |
The deputy commander to [[Amir Hossein Rabii]] before the [[Iranian Revolution]], he was appointed as the commander of [[Imperial Iranian Air Force|Air Force]] in {{circa}} 20 February 1979, and served in the capacity until the first week of March.<ref name="r">{{citation|author=Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian|title=The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic|url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3473.pdf|publisher=RAND|isbn=0-8330-0777-7|date=March 1987|access-date=15 January 2017|page=111}}</ref> In April 1979, Prime Minister [[Mehdi Bazargan]] offered him to hold office as the [[Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)|defense minister]], however he refused it.<ref name="r"/> Shortly after, he was briefly imprisoned by the revolutionary forces but was released after efforts made by Bazargan and left Iran in late November 1980.<ref name="r"/> |
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| Birth name | Abdollah Azarbarzin |
| Born | March 1930 Khorram Abad, Persia |
| Died | November 2015 California, United States |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant general[1] |
Shapour Azarbarzin (Persian: شاپور آذربرزین) was an Iranian fighter pilot.
The deputy commander to Amir Hossein Rabii before the Iranian Revolution, he was appointed as the commander of Air Force in c. 20 February 1979, and served in the capacity until the first week of March.[1] In April 1979, Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan offered him to hold office as the defense minister, however he refused it.[1] Shortly after, he was briefly imprisoned by the revolutionary forces but was released after efforts made by Bazargan and left Iran in late November 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 111, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
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