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Iranian military officer and politician (1914–1970)
Timsar
Teymur Bakhtiar
Born
1914 Shahr-e Kord, Sublime State of Persia
Died
12 July 1970(1970-07-12) (aged 55–56) Baghdad, Ba'athist Iraq
Buried
Imam Ali Shrine, Najaf, Iraq
Service/branch
Ground Forces
Years of service
1933–1960
Rank
Lieutenant general
Commands held
SAVAK
Battles/wars
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Azerbaijan revolt
Alma mater
Saint-Cyr
Teymur Bakhtiar (Persian: تیمور بختیار; 1914 – 12 August 1970) was an Iranian general and the founder and head of SAVAK from 1956 to 1961 when he was dismissed by the Shah. In 1970, SAVAK agents assassinated him in Iraq.
He was an asset in the British military network in Iran.[1][2]
^Ervand Abrahamian (2013), The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.–Iranian relations, New York: New Press, pp. 151–152, ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5
^Mark J. Gasiorowski (November 1993), "The Qarani Affair and Iranian Politics", International Journal of Middle East Studies, 25 (4): 625–644, doi:10.1017/S0020743800059298, JSTOR 164538, S2CID 154722900
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