Houshang Seddigh

Houshang Seddigh (Persian: هوشنگ صدیق) was an Iranian fighter pilot. He served as the commander of the Air Force from 1983 to 1986.


Houshang Seddigh
Born8 February 1948
Tehran, Iran
Died8 July 2020 (aged 72)
Tehran, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchAir Force
Years of service1970–2010
RankBrigadier general
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Seddigh ranked colonel when he was appointed to the position on 28 November 1983.[1] According to Pierre Razoux, he was more dynamic than his predecessor Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour and enjoyed the confidence of the Iranian establishment. Seddigh was replaced by Mansour Sattari in 1986.[2]

He died of coronavirus in Tehran, Seddigh was 72.[3]

See also

References

  1. 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
  2. Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. pp. 309–310, Appendix: Iranian High Command. ISBN 9780674915718.
  3. https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1408134/درگذشت-فرمانده-اسبق-نیروی-هوایی-ارتش-بر-اثر-کرونا#ref=translate
Military offices
Preceded by
Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
1983–1986
Succeeded by
Mansour Sattari
Business positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Chief Executive Officer of Caspian Airlines
2010–2013
Succeeded by
Jamshid Torkan
Preceded by
Unknown
Chief Executive Officer of Zagros Airlines
2013–2017
Succeeded by
Abdolreza Mousavi
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