Valiollah Fallahi
Valiollah Fallahi (1931 – 29 September 1981) was a military officer and prominent figure during the Iran–Iraq War.
Valiollah Fallahi | |
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![]() Brigadier General Valiollah Fallahi | |
Born | 1931 Kulej, Taleghan County, Iran |
Died | September 29, 1981 49–50) Kahrizak District, Iran | (aged
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | Ground Force |
Years of service | 1951–1981 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Unit | 92nd Armored Division |
Commands held | Ground Force Joint Staff |
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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
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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 Sayyid 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
- "Iran's military closes its airspace over Qom". The Altus Times Democrat. 27 November 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- "Iran-Iraq cease-fire proposed". Beaver County Times. 2 March 1981. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- Dilip Hiro (4 July 2013). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-135-04381-0. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- Godsell, Geoffrey (22 June 1981). "Can Bani-Sadr fight back?". The CS Monitor. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- "Chronological Listing of Iranian Losses". Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- 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.
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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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