Abdollah Tahmasbi
Abdollah Khan Amir Tahmasbi (* 1881 in Tehran , † April 4, 1928 in Borujerd ) was major general in the Iranian army. After moving into politics, he became Minister of War under Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Foroughi and later Minister of Public Works under Prime Minister Mehdi Qoli Khan Hedayat . Tahmasbi died as a result of injuries in an assassination attempt.
Life
Abdollah Khan Tahmasbi was born the son of Mirza Hasan in Damavand , a suburb of Tehran. At the age of 20 he became a cadet in the Persian Cossack Brigade . Tahmasbi's career was quite successful and in 1921 he became aide-de-camp of Ahmad Shah Kajar and commander of his bodyguard.
After the coup of February 21, 1921 and the appointment of Reza Khan as Minister of War, the Persian Cossack Brigade was disbanded and integrated into the new Iranian army. Tahmasbi was promoted to brigadier general. He was entrusted with the command of the troops in Tabriz .
In the spring of 1925 there were heated discussions in the Iranian parliament about the further form of government in Iran. Prime Minister Reza Khan, who initially advocated the formation of a republic, had failed with this project and resigned. Local military commanders in the provinces, including Tahmasbi, also threatened to resign, whereupon Parliament decided by 94 votes to 5 that Reza Khan must return and take over the post of prime minister. On April 8, a delegation of MPs visited Reza Khan's house and told him that Parliament had given him their full confidence and that he could continue working as Prime Minister. Ahmad Shah recognized the parliament's vote and informed the Crown Prince that he had instructed Reza Khan to put together his new cabinet.
Tahmasbi was recalled to Tehran in July 1925. The Iranian parliament met on October 29, 1925 and decided on October 31, 1925 to overthrow the Qajar dynasty, establish a provisional government and provisionally appoint Reza Khan as the new head of state. Immediately after the parliamentary vote, Reza Khan resigned as prime minister and Mohammad Ali Foroughi became executive prime minister. Major General Abdollah Khan Amir Tahmasbi, Brigadier General Yazdanpanah, Colonel Dargahi and Colonel Buzardzhomehri confiscated the royal palaces. Ahmad Shah had been in Paris for several months. Crown Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza, who was also deposed by parliament, was driven to the border with Iraq with 5,000 tomans and a car. He went straight to his brother, Ahmad Shah Qajar, in Paris. The Interior Minister informed all provincial governors and the Foreign Minister informed all ambassadors of the Parliament's decision. Three days after the vote in parliament, Reza Khan took the oath of office and became the new head of state in Iran. Tahmasbi took over the post of Minister of War in Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Foroughi's cabinet. Its main task was to further expand the newly created Iranian army.
After Foroughi's replacement as Prime Minister and the appointment of Mehdi Qoli Khan Hedayat as the new Prime Minister, Tahmasbi became Minister of Public Works in November 1927. In addition to the Trans-Iranian Railway, one of the most important construction projects was the construction of highways that could be used all year round. Tahmasbi, who had already proven himself in setting up the new Iranian army, was supposed to ensure a safe road network and, in addition to the construction work, also contain the gang system in order to guarantee the safe transport of goods between the Iranian cities.
While inspecting the construction of a road between Borudscherd and Khorramabad , Tahmasbi was ambushed by a local Luren . As the exchange of fire eased, Tahmasbi was seriously astonished and died as a result of his wounding in Borudscherd hospital.
literature
- A. Khajennouri: Bazigaran Asr Talaii (The Actors of the Golden Era). Volume 1. Tehran 1320 (1941)
- Stephanie Cronin: The Army and the Creation of the Pahlavi State in Iran . London 1997, pp. 142f. ISBN 1-86064-105-9
gallery
Abdolla Tahmasbi, commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade
Individual evidence
- ^ Cyrus Ghani: Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah. IBTauris 2000. pp. 317f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tahmasbi, Abdollah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tahmasbi, Abdollah Khan Amir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian military and politicians |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1928 |
| Place of death | Borudscher |