Javad Fakoori
Javad Fakouri | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 12 August 1980 – 29 September 1981 | |
President |
Abulhassan Banisadr Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
Prime Minister |
Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Javad Bahonar |
Preceded by | Mostafa Chamran |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Salimi |
Personal details | |
Born |
Tabriz, Iran | 3 January 1939
Died |
29 September 1981 42) Rey, Iran | (aged
Spouse(s) | Zahra Moshtagh |
Children | Anosh, Aida, Ali |
Religion | Islam |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
Imperial Air Force (1959–1979) Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
Years of service | 1959–1981 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands |
Commander of the second base of Prey Commander of the first base of Prey Air Force Operational Assistant Commander of the Air Force |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War (Operation Kaman 99, Attack on H3, Operation Scorch Sword) |
Javad Fakouri (Persian: جواد فکوری, 3 January 1939 – 29 September 1981) was a prominent military official and defense minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Career
Fakouri was commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force at the rank of colonel.[1] With the consent of Khomeini, then president Abolhasan Bani Sadr appointed him to this post in June 1980.[2][3]
Fakouri was the commander of the IRIAF during the Iran–Iraq War. He also served as defense minister from Spring 1981 to September 1981.[4] Fakouri replaced Mostafa Chamran as defense minister when the latter died in a plane crash accident during the Iran Iraq war. Mohammad Salimi replaced Fakouri as defense minister in 1981.[4]
Death
Fakouri and other senior military officials including Valiollah Fallahi, Mousa Namjoo were killed in an air crash near Tehran on 29 September 1981.[4][5] When he died he held the rank of Major General.
References
- ↑ Ehteshami Anous (1995). After Khomeini: The Iranian Second Republic. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-415-10879-9. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ Dilip Hiro (1987). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7102-1123-1. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Iranian military chiefs reshuffled". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 19 June 1980. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 Sepehr Zabir (23 April 2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ Sepehr Zabir (25 February 2011). Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran A). Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-415-61069-8. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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