Mostafa Chamran | |
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Native name | مصطفی چمران |
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Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 1980 – 21 June 1981 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat |
Majority | 1,100,842 (51.5%) |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
Preceded by | Taghi Riahi |
Succeeded by | Javad Fakoori |
Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Revolutionary Affairs | |
In office 29 April 1979 – 30 September 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Yazdi |
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Born | Mostafa Chamran Save'ei 2 October[citation needed] 1932 Tehran, Imperial State of Persia |
Died | 21 June 1981 Dehlaviyeh, Iran | (aged 48)
Resting place | Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran |
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Political party | Freedom Movement of Iran |
Spouse(s) | Tamsen H. Parvaneh (1961– div. 1973) Ghadeh Jaber (1977–1981) |
Children | 4 |
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Profession | Scientist |
Nickname | Jamal[2] |
Mostafa Chamran Save'ei (Persian: مصطفی چمران ساوهای) (2 October[citation needed] 1932 – 21 June 1981) was an Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran and a member of parliament as well as the commander of paramilitary volunteers in Iran–Iraq War, known as "Irregular Warfare Headquarters". He was killed during the Iran–Iraq War.