Nasser Farbod (Persian: ناصر فربد; 27 April 1922[2][3] – 26 April 2019)[4] was an Iranian military officer and political activist[5] who served as the Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from 27 March 1979 until his resignation on 12 July 1979.[1]


Nasser Farbod
Born(1922-04-27)27 April 1922
Tehran, Sublime State of Persia
Died26 April 2019(2019-04-26) (aged 96)
Tehran, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service / branchImperial Iranian Army
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Years of service1945–1975; 1979
RankMajor general[1]
Unit7th Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
Commands81st Armored Division
War College
Chief-of-Staff
Battles / warsIran crisis of 1946
1979 Kurdish rebellion
AwardsNishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam
Alma materOfficers' Academy
U.S. Armor School
U.S. Staff College
War College
Websitenasserfarbod.com

He was a member of the National Front.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
  2. ^ "به مناسبت درگذشت تیمسار سرلشگر ناصر فربُد- کورش زعیم | ﺟﺒﻬﻪ ﻣﻠﻰ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ـ ﺍﺭﻭﭘﺎ | Jebhe Melli Iran – Europe". www.jebhemelli.info. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "مردی که نگذاشت ایران را تکه تکه کنند". شبکه اطلاع رسانی راه دانا.
  4. ^ دومین رییس ستاد ارتش پس از پیروزی انقلاب درگذشت
  5. ^ a b Ronald Koven (28 March 1979). "Iran to Halve Military, Sell Planes to US". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
1979
Succeeded by