| Jafar Shafaghat | |
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| Born | 1915 Tabriz, Iran |
| Died | 2 September 2000 Nice, France |
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| Service/branch | Pahlavi Army |
| Years of service | 1933-1979 |
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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). Jafar Shafaghat was the last governor of East Azerbaijan Province during the Pahlavi dynasty. He died in exile in Nice, France.