Ezzatollah Zarghami (field marshal)
Iranian military officer
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Ezzatollah Zarghami (1908–2003) was an Iranian military officer and military commander of the Imperial Iranian Army. Zarghami commanded the Imperial Iranian Army (ground forces) from 1965 to 1969.
Ezzatollah Zarghami | |
|---|---|
عزتالله ضرغامی | |
| Member of the Iranian Senate | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Governor of East Azerbaijan | |
| In office 16 December 1971 – 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Preceded by | Taghi Sarlak |
| Succeeded by | Eskandar Azmoudeh |
| Commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces | |
| In office 1965–1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Preceded by | Reza Azimi |
| Succeeded by | Fathollah Minbashian |
| Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff | |
| In office ?–1965 | |
| Director of the First Bureau | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 2003 (aged 94–95) |
| Children | Mehdi Zarghamee |
| Parent | Azizollah Zarghami |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pahlavi Iran |
| Branch/service | Ground Force |
Years of service | 1929–1969 |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands | Khorasan Division |
Ezzatollah Zarghami was the son of Major General Azizollah Zarghami and father of Mehdi Zarghamee.[1]
Zarghami graduated from the Officers' College in 1929. He attained the rank of Brigadier General in 1951, During his career he was the head of the Faculty of the Officers' College, Chief of ethe first Bureau, and commander of the Khorasan Division. He eventually became the Deputy chief of staff and rose to the rank of major general. He then became the commander of the ground forces 1965–1969 and retired. After retirement, he became the governor of East Azerbaijan and then a senator in the seventh term of the Senate of Iran.[2]
