List of Iranian Field Marshals
Encyclopedia
The following officers held the rank of Field Marshal
in Iran
(Persia
).
Pahlavi
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
(Persia
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
).
Qajar
- HIH Crown Prince Abbas MirzaAbbas MirzaPrince, Field-Marshal Abbas Mirza born Amol city , was a Qajar crown prince of Persia. He developed a reputation as a military commander during wars with Russia and the Ottoman Empire, as an early modernizer of Persia's armed forces and institutions, and for his death before his father, Fath Ali...
Nayeb es-Saltaneh (1789-1833) - Fat'h Ali Shah qajar (1797-1834)
- HRH Prince Bahman Mirza (1811-1884) Baha ed-Dowleh
- HIH Prince Kamran MirzaKamran Mirza Nayeb es-SaltanehKamran Mirza was the Persian Prince of Qajar Dynasty and third surviving son of Nasser al-Din Shah. He was brother of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and Mozzafar al-Din Shah...
Nayeb es-Saltaneh (1856-1927) - 1921 - HIM Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878-1944)
- HSH Mirza Hosein Khan QazviniMirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-DowlehMirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh Sepahsalar was the prime minister of Naser od-Din Shah Qajar of Iran between 1871 and 1873....
- Muhammad KhanMuhammad KhanMuhammad Khan may refer to:*Mohammad Khan Qajar , Shah of Persia*Muhammad Khan , claimant to the throne of the Ilkhanate...
PahlaviPahlavi dynastyThe Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...
- Karim BuzarjomehriKarim BuzarjomehriGeneral Karim Agha Khan Buzarjomehri was a leading Iranian military general and supporter of Reza Pahlavi.Buzarjomehri started military training at 13 years of age, and became Reza Khan's most trusted figures....
- Teymur BakhtiarTeymur BakhtiarTeymur Bakhtiar was an Iranian general and the founder and head of SAVAK from 1958 to 1961, when he was dismissed by the Shah. In 1970, SAVAK agents assassinated him in Iraq.-Early life:...
- Amanullah JahanbaniAmanullah JahanbaniSepahbod Amanullah Jahanbani was a senior general of Reza Shah Pahlavi.At the age of 10, Jahānbāni was sent to St. Petersburg for schooling, and returned to Iran as a ranked military officer in World War I. During a second trip, after completing his studies in Europe, he continued climbing in...
- Fazlollah ZahediFazlollah ZahediMohammad Fazlollah Zahedi was an Iranian general and statesman who replaced democratically elected Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadeq through a western-backed coup d'état, in which he played a major role.-Early years:Born in Hamedan in 1897, Fazlollah Zahedi was the son of Abol Hassan...