Mostafa Chamran

Mostafa Chamran
Mostafa Chamran
Native name	مصطفی چمران
Allegiance	Amal Movement; Islamic Republic of Iran;
Service/branch	Lebanese Resistance Regiments; Irregular Warfare Headquarters;
Years of service	1975–1979; 1979–1981;
Battles/wars	Lebanese Civil War; 1979 Kurdish rebellion; Iran–Iraq War †;
Member of the Parliament of Iran
	In office; 28 May 1980 – 21 June 1981
Constituency	Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
Majority	1,100,842 (51.5%)
Minister of National Defense
	In office; 30 September 1979 – 28 May 1980
Prime Minister	Mehdi Bazargan
Preceded by	Taghi Riahi
Succeeded by	Javad Fakoori
Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Revolutionary Affairs
	In office; 29 April 1979 – 30 September 1979
Prime Minister	Mehdi Bazargan
Preceded by	Ebrahim Yazdi
Personal details
Born	Mostafa Chamran Save'ei; 2 October 1932; Tehran, Imperial State of Persia
Died	21 June 1981 (aged 48); Dehlaviyeh, Iran
Resting place	Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran
Nationality	Iranian; American (1960s-1981);
Political party	Freedom Movement of Iran
Spouse(s)	Tamsen H. Parvaneh (1961– div. 1973); Ghadeh Jaber (1977–1981)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Tehran (BS); Texas A&M University (MS); UC Berkeley (PhD);
Profession	Scientist
Nickname	Jamal

Mostafa Chamran Save'ei (Persian: مصطفی چمران ساوه‌ای) (2 October 1932 – 21 June 1981) was an Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran and a 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.