Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr (Persian: محمدهادی شادمهر) was an Iranian military officer who served as the Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from February 1980 until 17 June 1980.[1] Shadmehr was appointed by then-commander-in-chief of Iran President Abolhassan Banisadr[1] and was sacked due to "failure to stop the American incursion" in Operation Eagle Claw.[2]
Early life and education
Shadmehr was born on May 17, 1920 in Tehran, to Yaghob-Ali Noor Mohammad (father) and Shahrbanoo (mother). He attended the Military High School, Military Academy, Post Academy Excellent College, War College, and Commander's College. In addition, he attended the University of Tehran School of Law.[3]
Military Career
Commander of the Military High School. 3rd in command of the Military Academy. Commander of the 1st brigade of the Gorgan Army (1963). Retired from the Imperial Iranian Army (1967). Returned from retirement as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Islamic Republic of Iran Army (1979). Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (1980). Shadmehr resigned from military service on June 18, 1980, and subsequently was appointed as military advisor to President Abolhassan Banisadr. [4]
References
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ Ward, Steven R. (2014), Immortal, Updated Edition: A Military History of Iran and Its Armed Forces, Georgetown University Press, p. 238, ISBN 9781626160651
- ^ "Interviewee: Shadmehr, Mohammad-Hadi - Iranian Oral History Project - CURIOSity Digital Collections Search Results". curiosity.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Adirondack Daily Enterprise 19 June 1980 — The NYS Historic Newspapers". nyshistoricnewspapers.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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