Gholamhossein Azhari
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Gholamreza Azhari (1912 – November, 2001) was a military leader and Prime Minister of Iran.
Born in Shiraz, he enrolled in Officer Training School and climbed his way rapidly up the ranks.
He became a Major General of The Shah's army. On December 21st 1978, Azhari, then the Prime Minister, told U.S. Ambassador to Iran William Sullivan that, "You must know this and you must tell it to your government. This country is lost because the King cannot make up his mind."
He died in the United States
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The following reference was used for the above writing: "Iran in the last 3 Centuries" by Alireza Avsati. Published Tehran, 2003. Vol1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1 Vol2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3
The quote is from: Sullivan, William H. Mission to Iran. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1981. p. 212.
| Preceded by: Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Prime Minister of Iran 1978–1979 |
Succeeded by: Shapour Bakhtiar |
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