Abdollah Hedayat (1899–1968) was an army officer who served as the chief of general staff at the Imperial Iran Army.
Early life and education
Hedayat was born in 1899 and was the son of Gholam Reza Hedayat, also known as Mokhber Al Dawlah.
He graduated from the Nizam School of Mushir Al Dawlah, and studied military science in France receiving a degree from the War University.
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Career
Following graduation Hedayat joined the Imperial Army and also, taught at Tehran University of War.[
From 26 June 1950 to 11 March 1951 he served as the ]minister of war
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in the cabinet
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of Prime Minister
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Haj Ali Razmara
Ali Razmara, also known as Haj Ali Razmara ( fa, حاجیعلی رزمآرا, Ḥājī`alī Razmārā; 30 March 1901 – 7 March 1951), was a military leader and prime minister of Iran.
He was assassinated by 26-year-old Khalil Tahmasse ...
. On 7 September 1953 he was named the minister of national defense to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Fazlollah Zahedi
Fazlollah Zahedi ( fa, فضلالله زاهدی, Fazlollāh Zāhedi, pronounced ; 17 May 1892 – 2 September 1963) was an Iranian lieutenant general and statesman who replaced the Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh through a coup d' ...
. On 1955 Hedayat was appointed chief of the supreme commander's staff and became the first military officer to hold this title.Hossein Ala'
Hosein Alā ( fa, حسین علاء; 13 December 1881 – 12 July 1964) was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister in 1951 and from 1955 to 1957.
Background
He was born in 1882 in Tehran and spent his early years in London. He was ed ...
. His military rank was general. Hedayat's term ended in 1961, and he was replaced by Abdol Hossein Hejazi in the post.[
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Arrest
Hedayat and two other generals were arrested in November 1962 due to corruption allegations in an anti-corruption campaign initiated by Prime Minister Ali Amini
Ali Amini ( fa, علی امینی; 12 September 1905–12 December 1992) was an Iranian politician who was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1961 to 1962. He held several cabinet portfolios during the 1950s, and served as a member of parliame ...
.[ Hedayat was taken to the ]Qasr prison
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and was tried between March and November 1963.[ He was sentenced to two-year prison in addition to the payment of a fine of nearly $16,000.][
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Personal life and death
Abdollah Hedayat was married to the sister of Sadegh Hedayat
Sadegh Hedayat ( fa, صادق هدایت ; 17 February 1903 – 9 April 1951) was an Iranian writer and translator. Best known for his novel '' The Blind Owl'', he was one of the earliest Iranian writers to adopt literary modernism in their care ...
. He died in 1968.[
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Honors
Hedayat was the recipient of the US Legion of Merit
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for his actions during World War II
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in the Imperial Iranian army which was awarded to him in September 1955.
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20th-century Iranian politicians
1899 births
1968 deaths
Defence ministers of Iran
Imperial Iranian Armed Forces four-star generals
People of Pahlavi Iran
Iranian prisoners and detainees
Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit