Amir Abdollah Tahmasebi
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Abdollah Amir Tahmasebi | |
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عبدالله خان امیر طهماسبی | |
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| Minister of War | |
| In office 2 June 1927 – April 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Foroughi |
| Succeeded by | Jafar-Qoli Asad |
| In office 19 December 1925 – 3 July 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Reza Shah |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Foroughi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1928 (aged 46–47) |
| Awards | _Ribbon_Bar_-_Imperial_Iran.svg){kind=small} Order of Zolfaghar |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Qajar Iran (?–1925) Pahlavi Iran (1925–1928) |
| Branch/service | Qajar Iranian armed forces Imperial Iranian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | ?–1928 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Unit | Persian Cossack Brigade |
Abdollah Khan Amir Tahmasebi (Persian: عبدالله خان امیر طهماسبی, 1881–1928) was an Iranian senior military commander, instrumental in the fall of the Qajar dynasty and rise to power of Reza Shah Pahlavi.
He first became well known in Azerbaijan for the successful restoration of law and order, gaining widespread recognition and popularity there. He was then appointed governor of Tehran by Reza Shah, replaced in Azerbaijan by Mohammad-Hosayn Ayrom. In 1925, he became Minister of War.
In 1928, while en route to Lorestan to visit a road construction site with some engineers, his group was ambushed by unknown assailants near Borujerd. He died shortly after due to bullet wounds in a hospital in Borujerd.
Reza Shah attended his funeral to pay his respects.
