Kamal Habibollahi


Mir-Kamaloddin Mir-Habibollahi also known as Kamal Habibollahi was the last Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy until the Islamic Revolution and was the last under Pahlavi dynasty. He also several held minister positions in the military government of Gholam Reza Azhari in 1978.

Early life

Kamal was born in 1930 in Astara. His father was Mir-Ketab-Allah, who was dedicated land to build the «Mosque of Gharib al-Ghuraba» in Astara in 1910. He was buried at that mosque's yard.

Career

He was a graduate of the Royal Navy Officer Program, U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, and U.S. Naval War College.
He rose through the ranks of the Navy and ultimately served as CNO, resigning his post upon the collapse of the Bakhtiar government. An outspoken critic of the incoming Khomeini regime and radical Islam, he was forced to flee the country.
In August 1981, he led a group of people loyal to a Free Iran in seizing the Tabarzin, an Iranian navy missile cruiser, off the coast of Spain, in order to draw attention to the continued resistance to Khomeini and Radical Islam. After the revolution, he resided in the Washington D.C. area of the United States and continued to promote attention to free Iran causes, as well as warn against the dangers of global Islamic extremism and terrorism through speeches at universities, military academies, panels, and both US and Iranian media outlets.