Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan
Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan (Persian: محمدحسین ملکزادگان; b. 1944) is an Iranian retired military officer who served as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy from 1985 to 1989. As of 2016, he was a board member of Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone.[2]
Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan | |
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| Born | 28 September 1944 |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Navy |
| Rank | Commodore[1] |
| Commands held | Southern Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Malekzadegan ranked captain when he was appointed to the position on 27 June 1985, having previously served as the commander of the south fleet in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman since June 1983, and a deputy to the navy commander after 10 October 1980.[3] According to Pierre Razoux, his appointment "reinvigorated" Iran's regular naval forces that were in a rivalry with the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[4]
References
- Steve Lohgr (20 April 1988), "Iran Attacks Tanker; 3 More Mines Destroyed in Gulf", The New York Times, p. 16
- "Chabahar Development Project Making Rapid Progress", Financial Tribune, 2 October 2016
- Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 114, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
- Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. pp. 342–343. ISBN 9780674915718.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Esfandiar Hosseini |
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 1985–1989 |
Succeeded by Ali Shamkhani |
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