Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies (statesmen) WWW.IICHS.ORG Lieutenant General Morteza Khosrovani
Farideh Sharifi Son of Agha Hashem Mahallati, lieutenant general Morteza Khosrovani was born in Mahallat, 1905. Following his primary education, he entered the officer’s college and was graduated from it to go to He received different orders including the crown, honor, Rastakhiz, competence, service, knowledge, and industry. Khosrovani became the head of the chief of the justice court of the armed forces instead of lieutenant general Hussein Azmudeh. In his office, Khosrovani condemned many young members of the opposition to severe and capital punishment. In his office he had problems with lieutenant general Nassiri who was the chief of the police at that time. The Shah had to choose one of these two; Nassiri was favored and lieutenant general Khosrovani was removed from his office. Among many figures who created the grounds for the great rising of June 5th, 1963, we may refer to Hajj Tayyeb Rezai one of big meidandars of There is not much information of Khosrovani after his retirement except that he fled to abroad after the Islamic revolution and died in |