Date of birth:

1884 (Tehran, Iran)

Date of death:

1978 (Tehran, Iran)

Buried on:

Imamzadeh Abdollah

Nationality:

Iranian

Azizollah Zarghami (1884–1978; Persian: عزیزالله ضرغامی) was an Iranian military officer who served as chief of staff of the Imperial Army from 1934 to 1941 during Reza Shah's rule.

Born in Tehran in 1884, Zarghami was the son of Hussein Pashakhan Zargham Al Saltanah, a prominent leader of the Shaqaqi tribe. He trained at the Cossack school and later joined the Iranian Army's gendarmerie unit. In 1934, he was appointed chief of staff, a position he held until Reza Shah abdicated in 1941. Following his military career, he served as a senator and governor of East Azerbaijan.

In 1961, Zarghami and three other generals were briefly arrested during Prime Minister Ali Amini’s anti-corruption campaign but were soon released. He passed away in Tehran in 1978 and was buried in Imamzadeh Abdollah cemetery. His son, Ezatullah Zarghami, also pursued a military career, achieving the rank of brigadier general.

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