Yousef Kolahdouz
| Yousef Kolahdouz | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1946 Quchan |
| Died | September 30, 1981 near Kahrizak |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/branch |
Imperial Iranian Army Islamic Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1964–1979 (Army) 1979–1981 (Revolutionary Guards) |
| Unit |
 Imperial Guard (1974–1979) |
| Commands held | Islamic Revolutionary Guards (second-in-command) |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Yousef Kolahdouz (December 22, 1946 - September 30, 1981; Persian: یوسف کلاهدوز) was an Iranian general during the Iran-Iraq War. He is also counted as one of the founders of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. He became deputy commander of the what was then known as the "Iranian Revolutionary Guards" shortly after the Iranian Revolution.
Kolahdouz was killed, when the Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 he was in crashed, near Tehran, in 1981; also killed in the crash of C-130H 5-8552 was the Minister of Defence and other high-ranking officers. In his memory a street in Tehran is named after him.
He was born in Ghouchan, Mashhad. His mother family originally were from Armenia and immigrate to Iran in 1923. Azizeh, the mother of Yousef, was the third children of her family. Hasan, father of Yousef, had a store in Ghouchan When Yousef went to joveini high school, since that he interested in regularity and orders in nature, he chose the major of Mathematics-physics in high school. He was interested in art and painting. Yousef was very active in cultural affairs such that built a library with the aim of his teacher. Also, he participated in theater group. He was a basketball player. After getting diploma, he went to enroll in the faculty of Army officers.
He went to officer faculty in 1964. He familiarized there with Hasan Aghareb Parast. Yousef and Hasan established a council by the name of " nobility council" in Persian"sherafat". They deal with problem such as conditions of Masters of faculty and also students. They also considered on the place of military men in society, obeying, ethics in army, the virtue of dying for the sake of country etc. Yousef became familiar with Master Mousa Namjoo. Namjoy suggested to Hasan Aghareb parast to participate in hidden organization. This organization was one of the most complex and fighting before revolutionary of Iran. according to memoires of Muhammad Ali Sharif, Mousa Namjoo insisted to cause Yousef to go in Imperial Guard (Iran). Kolahdouz was missioned to form the group of ones who are loyal to Ruhollah Khomeini in Army organization.
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