Gholam Ali Oveissi
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Timsar Gholam Ali Oveissi | |
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Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
In office 6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Prime Minister | Gholam Reza Azhari |
Preceded by | Kazem Wadi'i |
Succeeded by | Bagher Katouzian |
Personal details | |
Born | General | 16 April 1918
Commands | Commander of the Iranian Imperial Army |
Early life
Oveissi's family from his father's lineage goes back to Shah
Education and career
Oveissi received his diploma from Iran's Military High School. He attended the Officers Faculty in the same class as
- From 1938–1939 he was chosen to command the Military Section of the 7th and 13th regiments positioned in Fars Provinceand replaced the commander of the 6th regiment from 1940–1941.
- From 1941–1943 he replaced the military commander of Fars Province, section 13.
- From 1940–1960 he was chief of the military faculty in Tehran.
After 1955 his military career progressed rapidly.
- On 12 September 1954, he became a full colonel and served with that rank until 1960 when he was promoted to general in the Imperial Iranian Army.
- From 1958–1960 he participated actively in the military court prosecution of communist officers.
- He continued his military studies in the United States periodically from 1960–1965, and became a full commander of the Royal Military division of the Imperial Guards.[7]
Four Star General of the Army. From 1960–1965 Oveissi became a four star general of the Army, being the youngest of his peers to achieve the rank of four stars.
- In 1965 General Oveissi became the Chief Commander of the security divisions of the Policy Academy.
- In 1966 he served in the Committee of Information of the Imperial Iranian Army.
- In 1969 he obtained the highest military rank.[7]
In addition, Oveissi served as the military governor of Tehran.[8]
CIA and Iraqi connections
During his exile in Paris after 1979, Oveissi continued his dialog with both the
Medals
General Oveissi received many military medals for his honorable and distinguished services in the
1) Medals 1, 2, and 3 for his aptitude;
2) Medal of Honor 1, 2, and 3;
3) He was honored with a medal (level 2) for his exceptional effort in the counter coup d'état of 1953 (28 Mordad);
4) He received a medal for being a master marksman;
4) He received the medal of (Taj) crown level 3 Medal of Homayoun level 3;
5) Medal of appreciation and acknowledgement levels 1 and 2;
6) Medal for his tireless efforts and highly praised work levels 1, 2, and 3;
7) Medal for his services level 3;
8) Medal for his distinguished education.
Oveissi additionally obtained medals from various countries' military organizations. He received medals from Italian, English, Lebanese, German, and Ethiopian militaries as well.[7]
Personal life
Oveissi married twice.[10] His first wife was Sherafat Oveissi with whom he had three children.[10] She died of cancer in 1971.[10] Oveissi married again in 1973.[10]General Oveissi married Sharareh Oveissi with whom he had two children.
Later years and assassination
In January 1979, Oveissi was pressured to resign and leave the country. He settled in France just before the Iranian revolution on 11 February.[11] In the immediate aftermath of the revolution, Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali, a religious judge and then chairman of the Islamic Revolutionary Court, informed the press that the death sentence was passed on the members of the Pahlavi family and former Shah officials, including Oveissi.[11]
Oveissi was shot dead, along with his brother, Gholam Hossein, on 7 February 1984 in Paris, Rue de Passy.[11][12][13] Oveissi was 66 years old.[12] The Islamic Jihad Organization claimed responsibility for the assassination.[12] His death was considered by many as the blow that dealt the most setback to opposition groups poised to overthrow the revolutionary regime in Tehran. Two days before his assassination he was expected to fly back to the border of Iran to lead a counter revolutionary army of officers and men from elite divisions of the late Shah's military that was quartered in 22 makeshift barracks in eight Turkish villages and at five clandestine bases inside Iran. Since Oveissi had strong ties and the support of powerful members of the clergy including Grand Ayatollahs Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari and Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei[citation needed] his elimination was priority number one for the newly established revolutionary government.
References
- ^ "Lodi News-Sentinel – Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Mansur Rafizadeh. (1987). Witness: From the Shah to the Secret Arms Deal: an Insider's Account of U.S. Involvement in Iran. W. Morrow.
- ^ Mark J. Roberts. (January, 1996). Khomeini's Incorporation of the Iranian Military.
- ISBN 9780521200943.
- ^ Edward Granville Browne (2009). A History of Persian Literature Under Tartar Dominion (A.D, 1265–1502). Cambridge: The University press Publication. p. 89.
- ISBN 9780521200943.
- ^ a b c d "US Embassy and Constructive Criticism of Gholam Ali Oveissi". Collective biography of Pahlavi men 44. Archive (28 September 2009), No. 1947.
- ^ Brian Champion; Lee Crowther (12 March 2013). "Appendix 1: Selected, allegedly Iran-sponsored attempts to kill Iranian expatriates, 1979-2012". BYU Scholars Archive. p. 10.
- ^ Bruce R (January 24, 2019). "What Iran’s revolution meant for Iraq" brookings.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Bio - General Gholam Ali Oveisi". US Defense Department. 13 May 1975. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "No Safe Haven: Iran's Global Assassination Campaign". Iran Human Rights. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Two Iranian exiles are assassinated in Paris". Lodi News Sentinel. Paris. United Press International. 8 February 1984. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ John Vinocur (8 February 1984). "Exiled Iranian General Is Killed with Brother by Gunmen in Paris". The New York Times.
External links
- Media related to Gholam Ali Oveissi at Wikimedia Commons