Fazlollah Zahedi

Fazlollah Zahedi
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	(1892-05-17)17 May 1892 Hamedan, Persia
Died	2 September 1963(1963-09-02) (aged 71) Geneva, Switzerland
Resting place	Zahedi Family Tomb, Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray
Spouse(s)	Khadija tol-Moluk (divorced)
Children	Ardeshir Homa
Relatives	Hossein Pirnia (father-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance	Imperial Iranian Army
Years of service	1920–1953
Rank	Lieutenant general
Awards	Order of Sepah Order of Merit Order of the Crown Order of Zolfaghar

Fazlollah Zahedi (Persian: فضل‌الله زاهدیcode: fa is deprecated , 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 Media

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  Zahedi (far left) with Richard Nixon at the Shah's palace, Tehran, 13 December 1953

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  Zahedi with his daughter Homa and his son Ardeshir