Abbas Gharabaghi
Abbas Gharabaghi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 27 August 1978 – 4 January 1979 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Jafar Sharif-Emami Gholam-Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Asadollah Nasr Esfahani |
| Succeeded by | Shapour Bakhtiar |
| Member of Regency Council | |
| In office 13 January 1979 – 22 January 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbas Karim Gharabaghi 9 February 1918 Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 13 October 2000 (aged 82) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Officers' School |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Imperial State of Iran |
| Branch/service | Imperial Iranian Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1938–1979 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 22nd Infantry Regiment (Mounted) |
| Commands | Chief of staff the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
Arteshbod Abbas Karim Gharabaghi (Persian: عباس کریم قره باغی; 9 February 1918 – 13 October 2000) was an Iranian general who was the last chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces as well as deputy commander-in-chief of the Iranian Imperial Army under the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Gharabaghi was one of two senior military officials who were not detained and executed by the Islamic Revolutionary Council. With Fardoost, he convinced the army to get a neutral position as he was linked with the Revolutionary and foreign intelligence forces.