Gholam Reza Azhari

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

Timsar Gholam Reza Azhari
Azhari in 1977
44th Prime Minister of Iran
In office 6 November 1978 – 31 December 1978
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded by	Jafar Sharif-Emami
Succeeded by	Shapour Bakhtiar
Minister of War
In office 6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978
Succeeded by	Jafar Shafaghat
Personal details
Born	18 February 1912 Shiraz, Qajar Empire
Died	5 November 2001(2001-11-05) (aged 89) McLean, Virginia, United States
Alma mater	National War College
Military service
Allegiance	Imperial State of Iran
Branch/service	Imperial Iranian Army
Years of service	1935–1979
Rank	General
Commands	Iranian Armed Forces

Honours

• U.S. Legion of Merit

Rank

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

Related pages

• List of prime ministers of Iran

Sources

• '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