- Amanullah Jahanbani
Infobox Military Person
name= Amanullah Jahanbani
lived= 1895 - 1974
placeofbirth=Iran flagicon|IRN
placeofdeath=
caption=
nickname=
allegiance=
serviceyears=
rank=Major General
(PerB| سرلشگر)
commands=
unit=
battles=
awards=
laterwork=Sepahbod Amanullah Jahanbani ( _fa. سپهبد امانﷲ جهانبانى) (1895 – 1974) was a senior general of Reza Shah Pahlavi.
At the age of 10, Jahānbāni was sent to
St. Petersburg for schooling, and returned to Iran as a ranked military officer inWorld War I . During a second trip, after finishing his studies in Europe, he continued climbing in rank and soon became Major General of the Armed Forces. His path of success continued until 1938, when he fell out of favor and was suddenly thrown into prison by Reza Shah Pahlavi.With
Reza Shah 's abdication duringWorld War II , his political life saw some luck again and he was appointed to The National Senate during the era of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi where he served during five consecutive periods. He died at the age of 83.He is the father-in-law of Captain Mohammad Amanpour, the father of
CNN journalistChristiane Amanpour . [http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8410300143]References used
*"Iran in the last 3 Centuries" by Alireza Avsati. Published Tehran, 2003. Vol. 1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1 Vol. 2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3
ee also
*
Nader Jahanbani
*Amir Abdollah Tahmasebi
*Mohammad Hosein Airom
*Abdolhossein Teymourtash
*Sar Lashgar Buzarjomehri
*Mahmud Khan Puladeen
*Colonel Pesian
*Sepahbod Ahmad Amir-Ahmadi
*Bahram Aryana
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
