Mousa Namjoo
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Mousa Namjoo | |
|---|---|
| Native name | موسی نامجو |
| Born | 17 December 1938 |
| Died | 29 September 1981 (aged 42) |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Ground Force |
| Service years | 1958–1981 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Conflicts | Iran–Iraq War |
| Awards |  Order of Nasr |
| Alma mater | Imam Ali Military University |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 17 August 1981 – 29 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani |
| Preceded by | Javad Fakoori |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Salimi |
Mousa Namjoo (Persian: سید موسی نامجو; 17 December 1938 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer who served as the minister of defence from August to September 1981.
Namjoo was born in Bandar-e Anzali on 17 December 1938.[1] He graduated from Officers' School.[2] He was married and had three children.[3]
He worked at the National Military Academy with the rank of colonel.[4][5][6] He was instrumental in developing a cooperation between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and army before and during the Iran–Iraq War.[6] He also fought in the war.[7] He was appointed minister of defence and armed forces logistics to the interim government led by Prime Minister Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani on 2 September 1981.[8][9]
Death
Namjoo was killed in a plane crash together with 80 other people on 29 September 1981 near Tehran.[5][7] The aircraft was a US-made C-130 Hercules transport plane.[10][11] Other leading military figures killed in the crash were Valiollah Fallahi, Javad Fakoori and Yousef Kolahdouz.[12][13] They were returning to Tehran from southwestern battlefront with Iraq.[14] On 1 October 1981, a funeral service was held for Namjoo and other victims at the military academy in Tehran.[10]
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini made a speech following the incident indicating the Mujahedeen Khalq as the perpetrator without clearly condemning the leftist group.[14]
