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Nasser Moghadam (* 1921 in Tehran ; † April 11, 1979 ) was an Iranian lieutenant general and the last head of the SAVAK secret service .

Life

In June 1978, Moghadam surprisingly replaced Nematollah Nassiri as head of the secret service. Moghadam was previously head of military counter-espionage, was seen as an opponent of torture and was supposed to ensure that the army was better connected to the secret service.

After the Iranian Revolution , Moghadam, like his predecessors Nassiri and Hassan Pakravan , was tried and executed .

Individual evidence

  1. Otto von Habsburg, Nematullah Nassiri . In: Der Spiegel . No. 24 , 1978 ( online ).
  2. No more majority for the Shah . In: Der Spiegel . No. 34 , 1978 ( online ).