Houshang Seddigh
Houshang Seddigh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 February 1948 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 8 July 2020 (aged 72) Tehran, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Years of service | 1970–2010 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Houshang Seddigh (Persian: هوشنگ صدیق; 8 February 1948 – 8 July 2020) was an Iranian fighter pilot. He served as the commander of the Air Force from 1983 to 1986.
Seddigh ranked colonel when he was appointed to the position on 28 November 1983.[1] According to Pierre Razoux, he was more dynamic than his predecessor Mohammad-Hossein Moeinpour and enjoyed the confidence of the Iranian establishment. Seddigh was replaced by Mansour Sattari in 1986.[2]
He died of COVID-19 in Tehran, Seddigh was 72.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 111, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. pp. 309–310, Appendix: Iranian High Command. ISBN 9780674915718.
- ^ "درگذشت فرمانده اسبق نیروی هوایی ارتش بر اثر کرونا" [Former Air Force commander dies in Corona]. khabaronline.ir (in Persian). July 2016.