Kiumars Saghafi

Kiumars Saghafi (Persian: کیومرث ثقفی) was an Iranian military officer who held office as the acting commander of the Air Force for a short period of time in early 1979. In the wake of revolutionary retirements, he was appointed to the position by Mohammad-Vali Gharani[2] on 12 February 1979, but resigned a few days later.[1]


Kiumars Saghafi
AllegianceIran
Service/branchAir Force
RankBrigadier general[1]

References

  1. Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 112, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
  2. Mark Jonathan Roberts (March 1994), The Iranian Revolution: a Case Study in Coercive Power Consolidation, Naval Postgraduate School, p. 42, hdl:10945/30556
Military offices
Preceded by
Amir Hossein Rabii
as Commander of the Imperial Iranian Air Force
Commander of the Iranian Air Force
1979
Succeeded by
Saeid Mahdioun
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