Pervez Amini Afshar
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Pervez Amini Afshar | |
|---|---|
| پرویز امینی افشار | |
| Director of the Second Bureau | |
| In office 1978 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Gholam Reza Azhari Shapour Bakhtiar |
| Preceded by | Naser Qoli Boroumand Jezi |
| Succeeded by | Hedayatollah Hatami |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | February 20, 1979 (aged 58) Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | Iranian Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pahlavi Iran |
| Branch/service | Imperial Iranian Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1979 |
| Rank |  Major general |
Parviz Amini Afshar (Persian: پرویز امینی افشار; born 1921 – died 1979) was an Iranian Military Officer and the last Head of the Second Bureau.[1]
General Parviz Amini Afshar was a prominent Iranian military figure who served as the final head of the Second Department of the Grand Imperial Armed Forces Headquarters. Unfortunately, following the Iranian Revolution, he faced execution, marking a tumultuous end to his military career. Amini Afshar played a significant role in historical events, particularly as one of the signatories of the Declaration of Neutrality by the army on February 22, 1979.[2] [3]
Born into the esteemed Amini Afshar family, General Pervez was the younger brother of Brigadier General Byouk Amini Afshar and Brigadier General Iraj Amini Afshar. The family's military lineage added to his own dedication to serving the nation.
On February 1, 1979, Radio Iran broadcast the news of the execution of four high-ranking army officials, including General Pervez Amini Afshar. The list included Lieutenant General Naematollah Motamedi, the military governor and commander of the Qazvin Corps; Lieutenant General Pervez Amini Afshar, the chief of the Guard Corps; Brigadier General Manouchehr Malek, the commander of the Qazvin Armor Division; and Brigadier General Hossein Hamdaniyan, the head of the SAVAK in Kermanshah.
The executions took place between 3:00 and 4:45 AM, and the bodies of the condemned were sent to the forensic medicine department. This event marked a dark chapter in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, with several high-ranking military officials falling victim to political turmoil.[4]
