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Teymur Bakhtiar (Persian: تیمور بختیار; 1914 – 12 August 1970) was an Iranian general and the founder and head of SAVAK from 1956 to 1961 when he was dismissed by the Shah. In 1970, SAVAK agents assassinated him in Iraq.
BAKHTIAR, TEYMOUR, 1914 - 1970. Early Life. Bakhtiar was born in 1914 to Sardar Moazzam Bakhtiari, a chieftain of the eminent Bakhtiari tribe.
Oct 5, 2023 · Teymur Bakhtiar:, born in 1293 in Shahrekord, became a general in the Imperial Iranian Army and was one of the founders of SAVAK, the National Information and Security Organization.
Teymour Bakhtiar distinguished himself during the Azerbaijan's separatist movement, when he fought the separatists and foreign elements alongside the partisan forces of Zolfagharis and other freedom fighters.
His march towards Tehran on the 19th of August 1953 at the head of an Armoured Column was one of the decisive factors in the collapse of the central government. General Zahedi, the new Prime Minister, appointed Teymour Bakhtiar Military Commander of Tehran and promoted him to the rank of General.
Dec 15, 1988 · BAḴTĪĀR, TEYMŪR, Iranian general born in 1914, the son of Sardār Moʿaẓẓam Baḵtīārī. At the age of fourteen, he was sent to Beirut where he studied at a French high school until he was nineteen. Upon graduation he was accepted at St. Cyr military academy, where he studied between 1930-35.
TEYMOUR BAKHTIAR AND HIS FAMILY BACKGROUND. by Professor Manuocheher Vahidnia. Edited and translated by Bahman Oskoui. BAKHTIAR, TEYMOUR history of, as retrieved from wikipedia.org. TEYMOUR BAKHTIAR FAMILY PHOTO GALLERY. Information, history, photos and genealogy of the Bakhtiari family.
