Gholam Reza Azhari

Iranian military leader and prime minister (1912-2001)

Arteshbod Gholam Reza Azhari (Persian: غلامرضا ازهاری; 18 February 1912 – 5 November 2001) was a military leader and Prime Minister of Iran.


Gholam Reza Azhari
Azhari in 1977
44th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
6 November 1978 – 31 December 1978
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byJafar Sharif-Emami
Succeeded byShapour Bakhtiar
Minister of War
In office
6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978
Succeeded byJafar Shafaghat
Personal details
Born18 February 1912
Shiraz, Qajar Empire
Died5 November 2001(2001-11-05) (aged 89)
McLean, Virginia, United States
Alma materNational War College
Military service
AllegianceImperial State of Iran
Branch/serviceImperial Iranian Army
Years of service1935–1979
RankGeneral
CommandsIranian Armed Forces

Honours change

Rank change

Age Ranks military Years
22 Cadet officer 1933
24 Second Lieutenant 1935
26 First lieutenant 1937
28 Captain 1939
31 Major 1943
34 Lieutenant Colonel 1946
36 Colonel 1948
46 Brigadier general 1958
48 Major general 1960
52 Lieutenant general 1964
58 General 1970


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References change

Sources change

  • 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
  •   Media related to Gholam Reza Azhari at Wikimedia Commons
Military offices
Preceded by
Feridoun Jam
Chiefs-of-Staff of the Imperial Army
1971–1978
Succeeded by
Abbas Gharabaghi
Political offices
Preceded by
Jafar Sharif-Emami
Prime Minister of Iran
1978
Succeeded by
Shapour Bakhtiar