Manouchehr Khosrodad

Manouchehr Khosrodad
General Manouchehr Khosrodad
Born	1927 Amol
Died	16 February 1979 Rafah School, Tehran
Buried	Behesht-e Zahra
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Imperial Iranian Army Aviation
Rank	Major General
Unit	École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Battles/wars	Dhofar Rebellion

Manouchehr Khosrodad (1927 - 16 February 1979) was an Iranian military major general. He was a loyal supporter of the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the final monarch of Iran who ruled from 1941 to 1979. He was executed following the 1979 revolution in Iran.

Khosrodad was the founder and the first commander of 23rd Airborne Special Forces Brigade. He had studied at American Defense Academy and the French military school, Saint Cyr, and Switzerland. He mastered English and French. During the Iranian Revolution of 1979, before the fall of the government, he believed that art should not be involved in politics.