Javad Fakoori

Javad Fakoori
Javad Fakoori
Minister of Defence
	In office; 10 September 1980 – 17 August 1981
President	Abulhassan Banisadr; Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Prime Minister	Mohammad-Ali Rajai; Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Preceded by	Mostafa Chamran
Succeeded by	Mousa Namjoo
Personal details
Born	3 January 1936; Tabriz, Imperial State of Iran
Died	29 September 1981 (aged 45); Kahrizak, Iran
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Air Force
Years of service	1958–1981
Rank	Colonel[1]
Commands	2nd Tactical Air Base; 1st Tactical Air Base; Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War; • Operation Kaman 99; • Attack on H3; • Operation Scorch Sword;

Javad Fakoori (Persian: جواد فکوری‎, 3 January 1936 – 29 September 1981) was a prominent military official and defence minister of Iran.

Career

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 People's Mojahedin of Iran and had sought asylum in Sweden in 1980, he had the confidence of Khomeini and Rafsanjani.[2] With the consent of Khomeini, then-president Abolhasan Bani Sadr 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]

Death

Fakoori and other senior military officials, including Valiollah Fallahi and Mousa Namjoo, were killed in a crash near Tehran on 29 September 1981.[5][6] He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major General.

References

Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
Ehteshami Anous (1995). After Khomeini: The Iranian Second Republic. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-415-10879-9. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
Dilip Hiro (1987). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 156. ISBN 978-0-7102-1123-1. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
"Iranian military chiefs reshuffled". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 19 June 1980. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
Sepehr Zabir (23 April 2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
Sepehr Zabir (25 February 2011). Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran A). Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-415-61069-8. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

Military offices
Preceded by Amir-Bahman Bagheri	Commander of the Iranian Air Force 1980–1981	Succeeded by Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour
Government offices
Preceded by Mostafa Chamran	Minister of Defense 1980–1981	Succeeded by Mousa Namjoo

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[r-1] Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017

[Anous1995-2] Ehteshami Anous (1995). After Khomeini: The Iranian Second Republic. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-415-10879-9. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[3] Dilip Hiro (1987). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 156. ISBN 978-0-7102-1123-1. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[4] "Iranian military chiefs reshuffled". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 19 June 1980. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

[Zabir2012-5] Sepehr Zabir (23 April 2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[Zabir2011-6] Sepehr Zabir (25 February 2011). Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran A). Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-415-61069-8. Retrieved 24 August 2013.