Reza Azimi () was a senior military officer during the reign of

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran , image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg , caption = Shah in 1973 , succession = Shah of Iran , reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 , coronation = 26 Octobe ...

. He was a general and held various military and government posts, including commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces and minister of war.

Biography

Azimi served as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces between 1960 and 1966. He left the office due to illness. Then he was made general adjutant to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi which he held until 1970. Later Azimi served as the

minister of war A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

between 1971 and 1977 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister

Amir Abbas Hoveyda Amir-Abbas Hoveyda ( fa, امیرعباس هویدا, Amīr 'Abbās Hoveyda; 18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was the l ...

. He was appointed to the post on 13 September 1971. Azimi was among the nine members of the cabinet who were not Hoveyda's appointees or proteges. His deputy at the ministry was also a retired army officer, Hassan Toufanian. During his tenure Azimi dealt with legislative and budgetary issues, whereas his deputy, Toufanian, was responsible for the procurement of arms in accordance with the Shah's orders. Azimi retained his post in the succeeding cabinets first led by Prime Minister

Jamshid Amouzegar Jamshid Amouzegar ( fa, جمشید آموزگار‎; 25 June 1923 – 27 September 2016) was an Iranian economist and politician who was prime minister of Iran from 7 August 1977 to 27 August 1978 when he resigned. Prior to that, he served as ...

and then by Prime Minister Jafar Sharif Emami. He was also appointed minister of war to the military government which was formed by

Gholam Reza Azhari Arteshbod Gholam Reza Azhari ( fa, غلامرضا ازهاری; 18 February 1912 – 5 November 2001) was a military leader and Prime Minister of Iran. Early life and education Azhari was born in Shiraz in 1912 (or in 1917). He was a graduate ...

in November 1978 and lasted until the end of December. As of 1990 Azimi was residing in Paris, France.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Azimi, Reza 20th-century Iranian politicians Defence ministers of Iran Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in France Imperial Iranian Armed Forces four-star generals Year of birth missing Year of death missing