Abdol Hossein Hejazi

Abdol Hossein Hejazi (1904–1969) was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Army's Ground Forces between 1958 and 1960.

General Hejazi circa 1960

Biography

Hejazi was born in 1904.[1] He graduated from École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in France.[2] He was a major general and served as the head of the military college until August 1952 when he was removed from the post.[3] The reason for Hejazi's removal was his being an ally of Fazlollah Zahedi who was a retired military officer and senator and a rival of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and his involvement in the alleged coup plot against Mosaddegh.[3] On 13 October 1952 an arrest warrant was issued for Hejazi, Assadollah Rashidian, his brother and others.[3] They were arrested, but were soon released.[4]

Following the removal of Mohammad Mosaddegh Hejazi began to serve as the commanding general of the 3rd corps of the Imperial Iranian Army.[5] He was named a military adviser to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in September 1953.[5] Hejazi promoted to lieutenant general in 1958 and then promoted to full general.[1][2] Hejazi also served as the ambassador of Pahlavi Iran to Pakistan.[1][2] In 1969 he committed suicide.[1][2]

References
  1. "عبدالحسین حجازی" (in Persian). Rasekhoon. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. "موضوع: جلسه منزل اسداله رشیدیان" (in Persian). Historic Documents Center. Retrieved 1 May 2022. پس از بازگشت به ایران در حالی که به درجه سپهبدی ارتقاء یافته بود در سال 1339 به ریاست ستاد ارتش رسید و در سال 1341 باز هم ارتقاء درجه یافت و ارتشبد شد. وی تا سال 1344 در این پست بود و در این سال به عنوان ژنرال آجودان شاه تعیین شد. ارتشبد حجازی در 25 شهریور 1348 بدنبال جریانی که برای دخترش پیش آمد بااسلحه خودکشی کرد.
  3. Mark J. Gasiorowski (August 1987). "The 1953 Coup D'etat in Iran". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 19 (3): 266. doi:10.1017/S0020743800056737. JSTOR 163655.
  4. D. Bayandor (2010). Iran and the CIA: The Fall of Mosaddeq Revisited. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-230-27730-4.
  5. "Foreign relations of the USA". US State Department. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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