Mahmoud Alavi (military officer)

Mahmoud Alavi (Persian: محمود علوی) was an Iranian military officer who served as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy from 1979 to summer 1980. He was a retired in 1976 under Kamal Habibollahi but was recalled to duty after Iranian Revolution.[1] In July 1980, he was detained on charges of conspiracy[2] and maintaining secret connections to the American officials. He was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment in February 1981 but was released on 27 July 1982.[1]


Mahmoud Alavi
Alavi in 1979
AllegianceIran
Service/branchNavy
Years of serviceBefore 1976; 1979–1980[1]
RankCommodore[1]

Personal life

Alavi was a non-religious person.[1]

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References

  1. Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 113, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
  2. Zabir, Sepehr (2011). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D) (Reprint. ed.). London: Routledge. p. 236. ISBN 9780415617857.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ahmad Madani
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
1979–1980
Succeeded by
A. Tabatabaei
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