Javad Fakoori | |
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Born | Tabriz, Pahlavi Iran | 3 January 1936
Died | 29 September 1981 Kahrizak, Iran | (aged 45)
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | Air Force |
Years of service | 1958–1981 |
Rank |
Colonel
[1] Major General (posthumous) |
Commands held |
2nd Tactical Air Base 1st Tactical Air Base Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of Nasr |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 10 September 1980 – 17 August 1981 | |
Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
Preceded by | Mostafa Chamran |
Succeeded by | Mousa Namjoo |
Javad Fakouri ( Persian: جواد فکوری; 3 January 1936 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian prominent military figure who served as the 4th defence minister of Iran in September 1980 to August 1981.
Fakoori was a commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force at the rank of colonel. He entered the Iranian Air Force in 1958 as a fighter pilot of the F-100. He later qualified on the F-4 fighter-bomber in 1967. He commanded a flight, squadron, wing and group of F-4 aircraft during the Pahlavi regime. In 1978, he was promoted to colonel and stationed in Tehran as a staff officer. Despite the fact that one of his cousins was a leading member of the MEK and had sought asylum in Sweden in 1980, he had the confidence of Khomeini and Rafsanjani. [2] With the consent of Khomeini, then-president Abolhassan Banisadr appointed him to this post in June 1980. [3] [4]
Fakoori was the commander of the Iranian Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War. He also served as the Iranian defence minister from spring 1981 to September 1981. [5] Fakoori replaced Mostafa Chamran as defence minister when the latter died in a plane crash accident during the Iran–Iraq war. Mohammad Salimi replaced Fakoori as defence minister in 1981. [5]
Fakoori and other senior military officials, including Valiollah Fallahi and Mousa Namjoo, were killed in a crash near Tehran on 29 September 1981. [5] Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini made a speech following the incident in which he implied the Mujahedeen Khalq as the perpetrator without clearly condemning the leftist group. [6]
Fakoori was posthumously promoted to the rank of major general.