Mohammad Amir Khatami

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Mohammad Amir Khatami
Reza Shah's mausoleum
Spouse
Parvindokht Khadivi
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(m. 1945; died 1947)​

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(m. 1960)​
Issue
List
    • Sabrieh Khatami
    • Kambiz Khatami
    • Ramin Khatami
    • Pari Khatami
Military service
Branch/service
  • General
House

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the second husband of Fatemeh Pahlavi
, half-sister of the Shah.

Early life and education

Khatami was born in

Nasr ed Din Shah.[2]

After graduating from the Alborz High School in Tehran, Khatami attended the military high school.[2] In 1939, he began to study at the air force branch of the military college and graduated as a second lieutenant.[2][3] Next he took pilot training courses in the United Kingdom and graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.[3] He was also trained at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany, in the 1950s.[4]

Shahpour Gholam Reza Pahlavi (left) and Mohammad Khatami

Career

In 1946, Khatami was named personal pilot of the Shah.

Sorayya Esfandiary Bakhtiari and Aboul Fath Atabay, escaped from Iran to Iraq and then to Italy by a plane flown by Khatami.[6][7][8] Khatami was also one of the military advisers of the Shah.[5]

Later Khatami became a four-star general.

U.S. Air Force and became Iran’s main striking arm.[13] Its transport and tactical airlift capabilities were significantly expanded between 1965 and 1968.[13] Khatami's successor was Fazael Tadayon who was appointed to the post on 14 September 1975.[14]

In addition, Khatami served as the chairman of the board of the Iranian National Airlines and chief of the council of the Civil Aviation Department.[2] He also had some business activities. He was co-owner of a construction company[2] and had shares in the aviation and real estate companies.[15]

Personal life

Khatami married twice. His first spouse was his cousin with whom he had a daughter.[1] She was killed in an accident in 1954. Then Khatami married Princess Fatemeh Pahlavi on 22 November 1959, half-sister of the Shah.[10][16][17] The Shah and his fiancée Farah Diba attended the wedding ceremony.[18] They had two sons, Kambiz (born 1961) and Ramin (born 1967), and a daughter, Pari (born 1962).[3]

In 1947 Khatami was the captain of the

Pahlavi era.[2] The Americans regarded Khatami as a pro-American official who might assume the role of successor to the Shah.[5]

At the time of his death, Khatami's wealth was estimated to be nearly $100 million.[5][20]

Death

Khatami died in a kiting accident on 12 September 1975 in Dezful.[1][10] His death has been considered to be mysterious, and the Shah was implicated in his death.[5][21]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-8156-0907-0
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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Centers of Power in Iran" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. May 1972. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Ebrahim Hadidi. "Field Martial Mohammad Khatami". Institute for Iranian History. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Golden Crown History". IIAF. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-674-02036-8
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  6. ^
    ISBN 978-81-208-1642-8
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  7. ^ Ibrahim Hadidi (1 December 2011). "New: Contemporary History: 19 August 1953 Coup". Iran Review. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  8. ^ Kenneth Love (16 August 1953). "Shah Flees Iran After Move to Dismiss Mossadegh Fails". The New York Times. Baghdad. Reuters. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  9. ^
    S2CID 144616657
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  10. ^ a b c Mahmud Mirza Hosseini. "Field Martial Mohammad Khatami". IICHS. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  11. JSTOR 44376155
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  12. ^ a b "IIAF History". IIAF. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  13. ^
    ISBN 978-1626160323
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  14. ^ "New Air Force Chief in Iran". The New York Times. Tehran. Reuters. 14 September 1975. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. ISBN 978-0-19-022863-7
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  16. ^ "Fatemeh Pahlevi Dies at 58, A Half Sister to Shah of Iran". The New York Times. AP. 3 June 1987. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  17. ISBN 978-81-208-2292-4
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  18. ^ "Shah engaged". Toledo Blade. 23 November 1960. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  19. ProQuest 303350420
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  20. ISBN 978-0-275-97187-8
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  21. ISBN 978-1-908433-01-5
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External links
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