Valiollah Fallahi

Valiollah Fallahi (1931 – 29 September 1981), was a military officer and prominent figure during the Iran–Iraq War.

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Valiollah Fallahi
Brigadier General Valiollah Fallahi
Born1931
Kulej, Taleghan County, Iran
DiedSeptember 29, 1981(1981-09-29) (aged 49–50)
Kahrizak District, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchGround Force
Years of service1951–1981
RankMajor general
Unit92nd Armored Division
Commands heldGround Force
Joint Staff
Battles/wars
Awards Order of Nasr

Career

Fallahi served as commander ground forces.[1] Until June 1980 he was the deputy commander of joint staff.[2] He was appointed by Abolhassan Bani Sadr as joint chief of staff in June 1980.[3][4]

Death
Main article: 1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
Fallahi's grave

On 29 September 1981, he died along with several other top commanders, including General Javad Fakouri (Air Force Commander), General Yousef Kolahdouz (Acting Commander of the Revolutionary Guards), Brigadier General Seyed Mousa Namjoo (Defence Minister) and Commander Jahanara in a plane crash that was due to land in Tehran after take off from Ahvaz.[5][6]

References
  1. "Iran's military closes its airspace over Qom". The Altus Times Democrat. 27 November 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. "Iran-Iraq cease-fire proposed". Beaver County Times. 2 March 1981. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. Dilip Hiro (4 July 2013). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-135-04381-0. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. Godsell, Geoffrey (22 June 1981). "Can Bani-Sadr fight back?". The CS Monitor. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  5. "Chronological Listing of Iranian Losses". Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  6. 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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Abdolali Badrei
as Commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Force		 Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
1979–1980		 Succeeded by
Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad
Preceded by
Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr		 Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Acting
1980–1981
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