Valiollah Fallahi
 Brigadier General Valiollah Fallahi | |
| Born | 1931 Kulej, Taleghan County, Imperial State of Persia |
| Died | September 29, 1981 (aged 49–50) Kahrizak District, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1951–1981 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | 92nd Armored Division |
| Commands | Ground Forces Joint Staff |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Order of Nasr |
Valiollah Fallahi (Persian: ولیالله فلاحی) (1931 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer and prominent figure during the Iran–Iraq War.
Career
[edit]Fallahi served as commander ground forces.[1] Until June 1980 he was the deputy commander of joint staff.[2] He was appointed by Abolhassan Bani Sadr as joint chief of staff in June 1980.[3][4]
Death
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On 29 September 1981, he died along with several other top commanders, including General Javad Fakouri (Air Force Commander), General Yousef Kolahdouz (Acting Commander of the Revolutionary Guards), Colonel Sayyid Mousa Namjoo (Defence Minister) and Commander Jahanara in a plane crash that was due to land in Tehran after take off from Ahvaz.[5][6]
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini made a speech following the incident and made a reference to Mujahedeen Khalq as the perpetrator without clearly condemning the leftist group.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iran's military closes its airspace over Qom". The Altus Times Democrat. 27 November 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Iran-Iraq cease-fire proposed". Beaver County Times. 2 March 1981. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Dilip Hiro (4 July 2013). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-135-04381-0. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Godsell, Geoffrey (22 June 1981). "Can Bani-Sadr fight back?". The CS Monitor. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Chronological Listing of Iranian Losses". Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Sepehr Zabir (25 February 2011). Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran A). Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-415-61069-8.
- ^ "Crash kills four top Iranian officers". The Daily Egyptian. Vol. 66, no. 29. Beirut. AP. 1 October 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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- 1981 deaths
- 1931 births
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel of the Iran–Iraq War
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Iran
- Commanders of Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Force
- Imperial Iranian Army brigadier generals
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1981