Houshang Seddigh

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Houshang Seddigh
Born8 February 1948
Tehran, Iran
Died8 July 2020 (aged 72)
Tehran, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service / branchAir Force
Years of service1970–2010
RankBrigadier general
Battles / warsIran–Iraq War

Houshang Seddigh (Persian: هوشنگ صدیق; 8 February 1948 – 8 July 2020) was an Iranian fighter pilot. He served as the commander of the Air Force from 1983 to 1986.[1]

Seddigh ranked colonel when he was appointed to the position on 28 November 1983.[2] According to Pierre Razoux, he was more dynamic than his predecessor Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour and enjoyed the confidence of the Iranian establishment. Seddigh was replaced by Mansour Sattari in 1986.[3]

He died of COVID-19 in Tehran, Seddigh was 72.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Houshang Seddigh (1948-2020) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
  2. ^ Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 111, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
  3. ^ Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. pp. 309–310, Appendix: Iranian High Command. ISBN 9780674915718.
  4. ^ "درگذشت فرمانده اسبق نیروی هوایی ارتش بر اثر کرونا" [Former Air Force commander dies in Corona]. khabaronline.ir (in Persian). July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
1983–1986 		Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Unknown
 Chief Executive Officer of Caspian Airlines
2010–2013 		Succeeded by
Jamshid Torkan
Preceded by
Unknown
 Chief Executive Officer of Zagros Airlines
2013–2017 		Succeeded by
Abdolreza Mousavi


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