Mostafa Chamran is one of the most well-known figures of contemporary Iran mainly due to the role he played as a commander during the 1980s war imposed on Iran by Iraq. Born in 1932, he graduated from UC Berkeley after performing undergraduate courses in the University of Tehran and in Texas A&M University. (IRNA archived photos published on June 21, 2023)
Chamran was a politician and a physician, who was also the defense minister in the first government after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 under then prime minister Mehdi Bazargan before serving as a lawmaker in the first Majlis (parliament) of Iran.
He also founded the irregular warfare headquarters during the eight-year Iraqi imposed war against Iran (1980-88). The senior commander was martyred on June 21, 1981. 1483**9417**4261
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures
Iran's wartime hero Chamran in pictures