Ahmad Akhgar

Ahmad Akhgar (Persian: احمد اخگر) was an Iranian colonel, politician, poet and journalist during the Qajar, first and second Pahlavi dynasty.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Ahmad Akhgar
Personal details
Born
Mirza Ahmad Khan Farsio Akhgar Larijani

1888
Amol, Persia
Died11 April 1969(1969-04-11) (aged 80–81)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeImamzadeh Abdollah, Ray
NationalityIranian
Political partyNational Front
Other political
affiliations
National Resistance Movement
Alma materDar ul-Funun

Life

At the same time as the Constitutional Movement, Akhgar joined the ranks of the constitutionalists and during the Topkhaneh Square incident, along with other freedom fighters, he besieged the Sepehsalar Mosque and while giving a speech, he taught the warrior military drills. During the Persian campaign (World War I), he was one of the Iranian leaders who fought against the British.[7] Akhgar, during the British occupation of Bushehr, he played an important role in organizing the spontaneous movement of the people of Fars to counter British aggression.[8] Ahmad Shah Qajar awarded him the Lion and Sun in recognition of his bravery.[9] Akhgar one of the important members of National Front (Iran) along with his friends Kazem Hassibi, Ali Shayegan, Allah-Yar Saleh and Shapour Bakhtiar. He was one of the activists of the National Movement's parliamentary parties, who played a significant role in the achievement of oil nationalization. He was elected to the National Consultative Assembly for two terms as a representative.[10]

References

  1. Poetry and Revolution: The Poets and Poetry of the Constitutional Era of Iran / by Homa Katouzian and Alireza Korangy
  2. Autobiography of Ahmad Akhgar, a member of the National Council of the Pahlavi period (study: Bushehr) / by Forough Bahreyni
  3. "مؤسسه مطالعات تاريخ معاصر ايران IICHS". www.iichs.org.
  4. "احمد اخگر | تاریخ معاصر". تاریخ معاصر | پژوهشکده تاريخ معاصر. December 15, 2018.
  5. "Bloomsbury Collections - British Imperialism in Qajar Iran". www.bloomsburycollections.com.
  6. Iran's national leaders in the war with foreigners, Abdollah Moghaddami, Saloran book.
  7. www.niknami.ir, Tohid Niknami (+98) 9125061396. "انگلستان، ژاندارمری و پلیس جنوب-مؤسسه مطالعات و پژوهش‌های سیاسی". psri.ir.
  8. Iran Facing Others: Identity Boundaries in a Historical Perspective
  9. British Imperialism, Regionalism, and Nationalism in Iran, 1890–1919 / H. Lyman Stebbins
  10. "کتابخانه مرکزی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد". library.um.ac.ir.


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