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	Chief of Staff General Valiollah Fallahi, was a prominent figure during the ] which lasted from September 1980 to August 1988.
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	On Wednesday 30th September 1981 he died with several top commanders including Gen. Javad Fakour(Air Force Commander), Gen. Kolah Douz( Acting Commander of the ]),Brig. Gen. Seyed Musa Namju (Defence Minister) and Commander Jahanara in a plane crash that was due to land in ] after take off from ].<ref>http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/country-by-country/iran.htm</ref>
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			'''Valiollah Fallahi''' ({{langx\|fa\|ولی‌الله فلاحی}}) (1931 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer and prominent figure during the ].

			==Career==
			Fallahi served as commander ground forces.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Iran's military closes its airspace over Qom\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N8NDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z68MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1895,4604542&dq=general+valiollah+fallahi&hl=en\|access-date=24 August 2013\|newspaper=The Altus Times Democrat\|date=27 November 1979}}</ref> Until June 1980 he was the deputy commander of joint staff.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Iran-Iraq cease-fire proposed\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GGQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CtoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2553,603032&dq=general+valiollah+fallahi&hl=en\|access-date=24 August 2013\|newspaper=Beaver County Times\|date=2 March 1981}}</ref> He was appointed by ] as joint chief of staff in June 1980.<ref name=Hiro2013>{{cite book\|author=Dilip Hiro\|title=Iran Under the Ayatollahs\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P8QwrtpxdMQC&pg=PA156\|access-date=24 August 2013\|date=4 July 2013\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-135-04381-0\|pages=156}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Godsell\|first=Geoffrey\|title=Can Bani-Sadr fight back?\|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0622/062239.html\|access-date=24 August 2013\|newspaper=The CS Monitor\|date=22 June 1981}}</ref>

			==Death==
			{{Main\|1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash}}
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			On 29 September 1981, he died along with several other top commanders, including General ] (Air Force Commander), General ] (Acting Commander of the ]), Colonel Sayyid ] (Defence Minister) and Commander Jahanara in a plane crash that was due to land in ] after take off from ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/country-by-country/iran.htm\|title=Chronological Listing of Iranian Losses\|access-date=20 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725050428/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Iran.htm \|archive-date=25 July 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Sepehr Zabir\|title=Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran A)\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQKiElHySdUC&pg=PA194\|date=25 February 2011\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-0-415-61069-8\|pages=194}}</ref>

			] made a speech following the incident and made a reference to ] as the perpetrator without clearly condemning the leftist group.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Crash kills four top Iranian officers\|url=https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=de_October1981\|access-date=7 August 2021\|work=The Daily Egyptian\|agency=AP\|date=1 October 1981\|location=Beirut\|volume=66\|issue=29}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 16:25, 26 December 2024

Timsar Valiollah Fallahi Persian: ولی الله فلاحی
Brigadier General Valiollah Fallahi
Born	1931 Kulej, Taleghan County, Imperial State of Persia
Died	September 29, 1981(1981-09-29) (aged 49–50) Kahrizak District, Iran
Allegiance	Imperial State of Iran Iran
Service / branch	Imperial Iranian Ground Force Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
Years of service	1951–1981
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	92nd Armored Division
Commands	Ground Forces Joint Staff
Battles / wars	Vietnam War 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran 1979 Khuzestan insurgency Iran–Iraq War First Battle of Khorramshahr Operation Fath ol-Mobin Operation Tariq al-Qods Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh Second Battle of Khorramshahr
Awards	Order of Nasr

Valiollah Fallahi (Persian: ولی‌الله فلاحی) (1931 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer and prominent figure during the Iran–Iraq War.

Career

Fallahi served as commander ground forces. Until June 1980 he was the deputy commander of joint staff. He was appointed by Abolhassan Bani Sadr as joint chief of staff in June 1980.

Death

Main article: 1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash

On 29 September 1981, he died along with several other top commanders, including General Javad Fakouri (Air Force Commander), General Yousef Kolahdouz (Acting Commander of the Revolutionary Guards), Colonel Sayyid Mousa Namjoo (Defence Minister) and Commander Jahanara in a plane crash that was due to land in Tehran after take off from Ahvaz.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini made a speech following the incident and made a reference to Mujahedeen Khalq as the perpetrator without clearly condemning the leftist group.

References

"Iran's military closes its airspace over Qom". The Altus Times Democrat. 27 November 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
"Iran-Iraq cease-fire proposed". Beaver County Times. 2 March 1981. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
Dilip Hiro (4 July 2013). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-135-04381-0. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
Godsell, Geoffrey (22 June 1981). "Can Bani-Sadr fight back?". The CS Monitor. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
"Chronological Listing of Iranian Losses". Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
Sepehr Zabir (25 February 2011). Iran Since the Revolution (RLE Iran A). Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-415-61069-8.
"Crash kills four top Iranian officers". The Daily Egyptian. Vol. 66, no. 29. Beirut. AP. 1 October 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

Military offices
Preceded byAbdolali Badreias Commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Force	Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces 1979–1980	Succeeded byQasem-Ali Zahirnejad
Preceded byMohammad-Hadi Shadmehr	Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Acting 1980–1981	Succeeded byQasem-Ali Zahirnejad

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