Fazlollah Zahedi
Fazlollah Zahedi (Persian: فضلالله زاهدی, pronounced [fæzloɫˈɫɒːh zɒːheˈdiː]; 17 May 1892 – 2 September 1963) was an Iranian general and politician. He was the 36th Prime Minister of Iran 1953 - 1955. He replaced Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in a coup d'état. The United States and Great Britain supported that military take over.
Fazlollah Zahedi | |
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| 36th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 19 August 1953 – 7 April 1955 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mosaddegh |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Ala' |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 April 1953 – 29 April 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Mosaddegh |
| Preceded by | Abdol-Hossein Meftah |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Entezam |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 28 April 1951 – 5 August 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Mosaddegh |
| Preceded by | Hossein Ala' |
| Succeeded by | Amirteymour Kalali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1892 Hamedan, Persia |
| Died | 2 September 1963 (aged 71) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Zahedi Family Tomb, Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray |
| Spouse(s) | Khadija tol-Moluk (divorced)[1] |
| Children | Ardeshir Homa |
| Relatives | Hossein Pirnia (father-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Imperial Iranian Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Awards | _Ribbon_Bar_-_Imperial_Iran.svg){kind=small} Order of Sepah
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Zahedi (far left) with Richard Nixon at the Shah's Tehran palace on 13 December 1953
Zahedi with his daughter Homa and his son Ardeshir
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