Mohammad Taqi Pessian

Mohammad Taqi Pessian
Mohammad Taqi Pessian
Native name	محمدتقی‌خان پسیان
Branch	Persian Gendarmerie; Luftstreitkräfte;
Years of service	1907–1921
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	World War I Persian campaign (World War I); ; Kurdish separatism in Iran Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922) Lakestan incident; Battle of Savuj Bulagh (1921); Battle of Sari Taj; Battle of Tabriz; ; ;
Awards	Iron Cross
President of Autonomous Government of Khorasan
	In office; 2 April 1921 – 3 October 1921
Personal details
Born	1892; Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia
Died	3 October 1921 (aged 28–29); Quchan, Persia
Resting place	Tomb of Nader Shah
Political party	Democrat Party

Mohammad-Taqi Khan Pessian (Persian: محمدتقی‌خان پسیان; 1892 – 3 October 1921), more commonly known as Colonel Pessian, was an Iranian gendarme, fighter pilot and warlord who formed and led the short-lived Autonomous Government of Khorasan in 1921. He was killed in a battle with forces sent by Ahmad Qavam, the prime minister at the time.