Feridoun Jam
Feridoun Jam (1914 – 2008; Persian: فريدون جم) was a senior Iranian army official of Azeri Turkish origin,[1] and the son of former Iranian prime minister Mahmud Jam.
Career
Jam served as head of the Iranian Imperial Army Corps from 1969 to 1971. He left the army because of professional conflicts with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and retired in 1973. After resignation from the army he became Iranian ambassador to Spain for a few years up to 1978. Then he moved to London. To the last government led by Shahpour Bakhtiar before revolution he was proposed to be defense minister, but according to his interview later on due to lack of authority he did not accept the position.[2] He was believed that the declaration of impartiality by army core at the last day of revolution was a betrayal. Following the revolution he did not come back to the country but during the Iran-Iraq war he was supporting Iranian army.
Personal life
Jam married Princess Shams in 1937 and was later divorced after death of Rezā Shāh on 1944. Reza Shah forced her to marry him.[3]
References
- ↑ Iran and Its Place Among Nations, Alidad Mafinezam, Aria Mehrabi, 2008, p. 57
- ↑ "Defection delays presentation of Iranian cabinet". The Phoenix (Tehran). AP. 9 January 1979. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Shams Pahlavi". Fouman. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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| Preceded by General Bahram Aryana |
Chief commander of Imperial Army 1977–1978 |
Succeeded by General Gholam-Reza Azhari |
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