Farajollah Rasaei

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Navy
Years of service1929–1972
RankAdmiral
Commands held
Battles/warsAnglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Simko Shikak revolt
Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs
Alma materDar ul-Funun
Accademia Navale
Other workSenator from Tehran (1972–1979)

Islamic Revolution when he fled Iran and lived in the United States
until his death in 2002.

Dates of rank

Ensign
Sub-Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
December 22, 1932 March 21, 1936 March 21, 1940 March 21, 1944 March 21, 1947
Captain Commodore Admiral Rear admiral Vice admiral Admiral
March 21, 1949 September 1954 September 1960 September 1963 June 1971

Decorations and awards

Order of Marksmanship (1968)
Order of the Coronation (1968)
Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam (1967)
Order of the Crown, 2nd Class (1966)
Légion d'honneur, Grand officier (1964)
Order of Homayoun, 2nd Class (1963)
Order of Service, 1st Class (1961)
Order of Resurgence, 2nd Class (1953)
Order of Paas, 3rd Class (1952)
Order of Honor, 2nd Class (1951)
Order of Service, 2nd Class (1960)
Order of Honor, 3rd Class (1945)
Order of Merit, 2nd Class (1945)
Order of Sepah, 3rd Class (1941)
Order of Merit, 3rd Class (1939)

References

Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy
1960–1972
Succeeded by
Abbas Ramzi Ataie