Nasser Farbod

Nasser Farbod (Persian: ناصر فربد) (1922[3] – 26 April 2019)[4] was an Iranian political activist[1] and military officer who served as the Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from 27 March 1979 until his resignation on 12 July 1979.[2]


Nasser Farbod
Born1922 (1922)
Died26 April 2019(2019-04-26) (aged 96–97)
Alma materOfficers' Academy
U.S. Armor School
U.S. Staff College
War College
Political partyNational Front[1]
Military career
AllegianceIran
Service/branchImperial Iranian Army
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Years of service1945–1975; 1979
RankMajor general[2]
Unit7th Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
Commands held81st Armored Division
War College
Chief-of-Staff
Battles/warsIran crisis of 1946
1979 Kurdish rebellion
AwardsNishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam
Websitenasserfarbod.com

References

  1. Ronald Koven (28 March 1979). "Iran to Halve Military, Sell Planes to US". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
  3. "مردی که نگذاشت ایران را تکه تکه کنند". شبکه اطلاع رسانی راه دانا.
  4. https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/664795/دومین-رییس-ستاد-ارتش-پس-از-پیروزی-انقلاب-درگذشت
Military offices
Preceded by
Mohammad-Vali Gharani
Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
1979
Succeeded by
Mohammad-Hossein Shaker


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