Kamal Habibollahi
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Timsar Vice admiral Kamal Habibollahi |
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| 7th Commander of Imperial Iranian Navy | |
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In office 7 January 1976 – 11 February 1979 |
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| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Commodore Abbas Ramzi Attaie |
| Succeeded by | Commodore Ahmad Madani |
| Acting Minister of Culture and Art | |
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In office 6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 |
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| Monarch | Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | General Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Foroughi |
| Succeeded by | Mohsen Foroughi |
| Acting Minister of Education | |
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In office 6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 |
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| Monarch | Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | General Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Amin Riahi |
| Acting Minister of Culture and High Education |
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In office 6 November 1978 – 22 November 1978 |
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| Monarch | Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | General Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Abolfazl Qazi |
| Succeeded by | Shamsoddin Mofidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kamal Mir-Habibollahi 1 February 1930 Astara, Iran |
| Died | 11 October 2016 (aged 86) Reston, United States |
| Nationality | USA, Iran |
| Spouse(s) | Ladan |
| Alma mater |
Naval War College Naval Postgraduate School, Royal Naval Academy, Officers' School |
| Occupation | Admiral and Politician |
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| Nickname(s) |
Timsar Kamal Habibollahi, Vice admiral Kamal Habibollahi, Vice admiral Kamal Mir-Habibollahi |
| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Iranian Navy
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| Years of service | 1949–1979 |
| Rank |
 Vice admiral
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| Unit | Commander of Imperial Iranian Navy |
| Battles/wars |
Dhofar Rebellion, Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran |
Kamal Mir-Habibollahi (in Persian: میرکمالالدین میرحبیباللهی) (born 1930 Astara - died 2016 Reston) also known as Kamal Habibollahi (Persian: کمال حبیباللهی) was the last Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy until the Islamic Revolution and was the last CNO for the Imperial regime. He also held minister posts during the military government of Gholam Reza Azhari (6 November 1978 - 4 January 1979). He was a graduate of the Royal Navy Officer Program, U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, and U.S. Naval War College.
In August 1981, he led a group of people loyal to a Free Iran in seizing the Tabarzin, an Iranian navy missile cruiser, off the coast of Spain, in order to draw attention to the continued resistance to Khomeini and Radical Islam. After the revolution, he resided in the Washington D.C. area of the United States and continued to promote attention to free Iran causes, as well as warn against the dangers of global Islamic extremism and terrorism through speeches at universities, military academies, panels, and both US and Iranian media outlets.
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