Saeed Mehdiyoun
Birth nameSeyyed Saeed Mehdiyoun
BornApril 17, 1928
Zanjan
Died15 August 1980(1980-08-15) (aged 52)
Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchImperial Iranian Air Force
Years of service1949–1979
RankLieutenant general

Saeed Mehdiyoun (Persian: سعید مهدیون; 1928 - died 15 August 1980) was an Iranian fighter pilot. He was appointed as the commander of Imperial Iranian Air Force in mid-February 1979 replacing Amir Hossein Rabii in the post.[1] However, he was ousted two days later for lack of popularity among the subordinate personnel.[1] While trying to flee the country, he was arrested for taking part in Nojeh coup plot and subsequently executed for it on 15 August 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nikola B. Schahgaldian; Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 111, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017


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