Jafar Shafaghat
Arteshbod Jafar Shafaghat (Persian: جعفر شفقت; c.1915 – February 4, 2001) was an Iranian General officer during the Pahlavi-era and was the last Minister of Defense in Shapour Bakhtiar's government (1978 — 1979). Shafaghat was the last governor of East Azerbaijan Province during the Pahlavi dynasty. He died in exile in Nice, France.
Jafar Shafaghat | |
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| Minister of War | |
| In office 4 January 1979 – 10 February 1979 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Shapour Bakhtiar |
| Preceded by | General Reza Azimi |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Madani (as Minister of National Defence) |
| Governors of East Azerbaijan Province | |
| In office 6 March 1978 – 30 December 1978 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Eskandar Azmoudeh |
| Succeeded by | Rahmatollah Moghaddam Maraghei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1915 Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia (present-day Iran) |
| Died | 4 February 2001 (aged 85–86) Nice, France |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch/service | Imperial Army of Iran |
| Years of service | 1933 - 1979 |
| Rank | General officer |
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