Gholamali Bayandor ( fa, غلامعلی بایندر; December 13, 1898 – August 25, 1941) was the Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy from 1931 to August 25, 1941, and was killed during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. He was born in

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to ancestors from

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. He personally led the men defending Iranian coasts at

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and was killed in action, dying a described "gallant death". Commodore Cosmo Graham who served as the

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wrote that " s death was regretted by all who knew him. He was intelligent, able, and faithful to Persia."

Legacy

Iranian corvette ''Bayandor'', which was commissioned into service in 1964 and is still active, is named after him.

References

* Commanders of Imperial Iranian Navy 1898 births 1941 deaths Iranian military personnel killed in World War II People from Tehran {{iran-mil-bio-stub