Hossein Lashkari ( fa, حسین لشکری), known as "Seyyed-al-Usara of Iran" (i.e. the master of Iranian captives) (Persian: سیدالاسراء ایران), (born in 1953, died in 2009), is an Iranian pilot who was captured within
Iran-Iraq War, and became free after passing 18 years in captivity in Iraq. He died on 10 August 2009 owing to complications caused by his captivity.
Life
Hossein Lashkari who is also known as "Shahid-Lashkari" (Martyr-Lashkari) was born in the village of
Zia-Abad in the city of
Qazvin
Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. Qazvin was a capital of the ...
. This Iranian pilot passed his elementary education in Zia-Abad and departed to the capital of Qazvin province. He departed to
77-Khorasan Division to do his military service after getting his diploma-degree in 1971. Later on, he entered the Imperial Iran Air Force in 1975. In the summer of 1977, Lashkari graduated from the army university as a second lieutenant. His highest-ranking degree was the major-general.
Iran-Iraq War
Lashkari has been named as the last captured, "liberated martyr Major General Pilot Hossein-lashgari", jointed Iranian forces during
Iran-Iraq War. After performing 12 missions, his fighter-plane was hit by an enemy missile and as a result of that he had to leave the fighter plane, and finally was captured by Iraqi forces in the lands of Iraq. He used to be within cell (prison); Hossein was kept away from the Red Cross agents but after the acceptance of resolution-598, he was separated from his friends and kept in a cell. His individual captivation lasted for ten years. Afterwards, he was kept with 60 Iranian forces for 8 years. After the adoption of
United Nations Security Council Resolution 598
United Nations Security Council resolution 598 S/RES/0598 (1987), (UNSC resolution 598) adopted unanimously on 20 July 1987, after recalling Resolution 582 and 588, called for an immediate ceasefire between Iran and Iraq and the repatriation of ...
, Lashkari was separated from his other fellow combatant, and the 2nd portion of his captivity lasted for 16 years. This Iranian pilot was introduced to the Red Cross after sixteen years who was in captivity, and came back to
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
two years later on 6 April 1998. Hossein Lashkari eventually died on 10 August 2009 owing to complications caused by his captivity at the time of Iran-Iraq War.
The life of Martyr Lashkari in a conversation with his comrade
mashreghnews.ir, Retrieved 17 November 2020
See also
* Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...
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References
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Iranian aviators
Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals
Imperial Iranian Army brigadier generals
People from Qazvin Province
1953 births
2009 deaths