Final commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy (1930-2016)
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Kamal Habibollahi
Native name
کمال حبیباللهی
Birth name
Mir-Kamaloddin Mir-Habibollahi[1]
Born
1 February 1930 Astara, Imperial State of Persia
Died
11 October 2016 (aged 86)[2] Reston, United States
Buried
Merrifield, United States
Service/branch
Navy
Years of service
1949–1979
Rank
Vice admiral
Unit
Imperial Iranian Navy
Commands held
Southern Fleet
Bushehr Naval Base
IIS Babr
IIS Palang
IIS Naghdi
IIS Larak
IIS Yadakbar
Battles/wars
Dhofar Rebellion
Joint Operation Arvand
Iranian Revolution
Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs
Alma mater
U.S. Naval War College Naval Postgraduate School Royal Naval Academy Officers' School
Spouse(s)
Ladan Kianpour
Children
2
Minister of Culture and Art Acting
In office 11 November 1978 – 22 November 1978
Monarch
Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi
Prime Minister
Gholam Reza Azhari
Preceded by
Mohsen Foroughi
Succeeded by
Mohsen Foroughi
Minister of Education Acting
In office 11 November 1978 – 22 November 1978
Monarch
Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi
Prime Minister
Gholam Reza Azhari
Preceded by
Manouchehr Ganji
Succeeded by
Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani
Minister of Culture and Higher Education Acting
In office 11 November 1978 – 22 November 1978
Monarch
Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi
Prime Minister
Gholam Reza Azhari
Preceded by
Abolfazl Qazi
Succeeded by
Shamsoddin Mofidi
Personal details
Political party
Azadegan Organization
Kamal Habibollahi (Persian: کمال حبیباللهی, 1930 – 2016) was the last Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy until the Islamic Revolution and was the last CNO under Pahlavi dynasty.[3] He also several held minister positions in the Military government of Gholam Reza Azhari in 1978.
^Neʻmat Allahī, Behrūz (2001). Tārīkh-e jāmeʻ-e Āstārā va ḥukkām-e Namīn (in Persian) (1st ed.). Ardabil: Nashr-e Sheykh Safī. p. Annex 27. ISBN 964-6822-12-6.
^"Darydar Kamal Habibollahi, last Navy commander of Mohammed Reza Shah, dies". Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^"Documents detail Israel missile deal with the Shah", Elaine Sciolino, 1 April 1986, The New York Times.
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