Nasser Farbod

Nasser Farbod (Persian: ناصر فربد) (1922[2] – 26 April 2019)[3] was an Iranian political activist[4] 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.[1]


Nasser Farbod
Born1922 (1922)
Tehran, Iran
Died26 April 2019(2019-04-26) (aged 96–97)
Tehran, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchImperial Iranian Army
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Years of service1945–1975; 1979
RankMajor general[1]
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
Alma materOfficers' Academy
U.S. Armor School
U.S. Staff College
War College
Websitenasserfarbod.com

He was a member of the National Front.[4]

References

  1. 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
  2. "مردی که نگذاشت ایران را تکه تکه کنند". شبکه اطلاع رسانی راه دانا.
  3. https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/664795/دومین-رییس-ستاد-ارتش-پس-از-پیروزی-انقلاب-درگذشت
  4. Ronald Koven (28 March 1979). "Iran to Halve Military, Sell Planes to US". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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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