Mostafa Chamran
| Mostafa Chamran | |
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| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 28 May 1980 – 20 June 1981 |
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| Constituency | Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat |
| Majority | 1,100,842 (51.5%) |
| Minister of National Defense | |
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In office 29 September 1979 – 29 October 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Preceded by | Taghi Riahi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Khamenei |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Revolutionary Affairs | |
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In office 12 April 1979 – 29 September 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Mehdi Bazargan |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Yazdi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1932 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 20 June 1981 (aged 49) Dehlaviyeh, Iran |
| Resting place | Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Spouse(s) | Tamsen H. Parvaneh (1961– div. 1973) Ghadeh Jaber (1977–1981) |
| Children | Roushan Rahim Ali Jamal |
| Alma mater |
Tehran University Texas A&M University UC Berkeley |
| Profession | Scientist |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Imperial Army of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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| Service/branch |
Amal Movement IRGC Irregular Warfare Headquarters |
| Years of service | 1966 1979–1981 |
| Rank | Chief Commander |
| Battles/wars |
Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War |
Mostafa Chamran (Persian: مصطفی چمران) (8 March 1932 – 20 June 1981, Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian Physicist, politician, commander and Guerrilla who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran and as member of parliament, as well as the commander of paramilitary volunteers in Iran–Iraq War, known as "Irregular Warfare Headquarters". He was killed during the Iran–Iraq War. In Iran, he is known as a martyr and a symbol of an ideological and revolutionary Muslim who left academic careers and prestigious positions as a scientist and professor in the US, University of California, Berkeley and migrated in order to help the Islamic movements in Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt as a chief revolutionary guerilla, as well as in the Islamic revolution of Iran. He helped to found the Amal Movement in southern Lebanon.
Chamran was born into a religious family on 8 March 1932 in Tehran. Earlier he was educated by Ayatollah Taleqani and Morteza Motahari. He studied at Alborz High School and then graduated from Tehran University with a bachelor's degree in electro mechanics.
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