Jafar Shafaghat

Jafar Shafaghat
Born	1915 Tabriz, Iran
Died	2 September 2000 Nice, France
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Pahlavi Army
Years of service	1933-1979
Rank	General officer
Commands held	Chairman of Iranian Imperial Guard Latest Minister of Defense in Pahlavi dynasty Chief of 64th Infantry Division of Urmia Chief of 64th Infantry Division of Azerbaijan Chief of Staff of ground forces

Jafar Shafaghat (Persian: جعفر شفقت‎‎; c.1915 – September 2, 2000) was a General officer in the Iranian Pahlavi Army and was the last Minister of Defense in Shapour Bakhtiar government (1978 — 1979).^[1] Jafar Shafaghat was the last governor of East Azerbaijan Province during the Pahlavi dynasty. He died in exile in Nice, France.

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