Teymur Bakhtiar

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Teymur Bakhtiar
Born1914
Shahr-e Kord, Sublime State of Persia
Died12 August 1970(1970-08-12) (aged 55–56)
Baghdad, Iraqi Republic
Buried
Imam Ali Shrine, Najaf, Iraq
BranchGround Forces
Service years1933–1961
RankLieutenant general
CommandsSAVAK
Conflicts
Alma materSaint-Cyr

Teymur Bakhtiar (Persian: تیمور بختیار; 1914 – 12 August 1970) was an Iranian military officer and intelligence chief who was the founder and head of SAVAK from 1956 to 1961 when he was dismissed by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In 1970, he was assassinated by SAVAK agents in Iraq.

He was an asset in the British military network in Iran.

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