Global InformationHoushang Seddigh information
Timsar Houshang Seddigh | |
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| Born | 8 February 1948 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 8 July 2020 (aged 72) Tehran, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Air Force |
| Years of service | 1970–2010 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Houshang Seddigh (Persian: هوشنگ صدیق; 8 February 1948 – 8 July 2020) was an Iranian fighter pilot. He served as the commander of the Air Force from 1983 to 1986.[1]
Seddigh ranked colonel when he was appointed to the position on 28 November 1983.[2] According to Pierre Razoux, he was more dynamic than his predecessor Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour and enjoyed the confidence of the Iranian establishment. Seddigh was replaced by Mansour Sattari in 1986.[3]
He died of COVID-19 in Tehran, Seddigh was 72.[4]
- ^ "Houshang Seddigh (1948-2020) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
- ^ Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 111, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. pp. 309–310, Appendix: Iranian High Command. ISBN 9780674915718.
- ^ "درگذشت فرمانده اسبق نیروی هوایی ارتش بر اثر کرونا" [Former Air Force commander dies in Corona]. khabaronline.ir (in Persian). July 2016.