Ismail Riahi

Ismail Riahi (1907-?) was an Iranian military officer,[1] who also served as minister of agriculture.[2] Part of one of the most famous Chaleshtar families, his elder brother, Colonel Dr. Mohammad Riahi, was the president of the University of Isfahan, who devoted all his personal land to the expansion of the university. His other brother was Ibrahim, the Minister of Health in the second Pahlavi era. Ismail went through the military step by step[3] and in 1960 he became a lieutenant general in the army and then deputy chief of staff of the army.

Ismail Riahi
Minister of Agriculture
In office
12 March 1963 – 31 October 1968
Prime MinisterAsadollah Alam
Hassan Ali Mansur
Amir Abbas Hoveida
Preceded byHasan Arsanjani
Succeeded byHassan Zahedi
Personal details
Born1907
Tehran, Qajar Iran
Died?
OccupationMilitary
Politician
Military service
AllegiancePahlavi Iran
Branch/serviceImperial Iranian Army
RankLieutenant general

Ministerial period
First Cabinet Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda, with General Ismaïl Riahi.

During his ministerial period, the land reform that had begun before him continued. During his time as Minister, the White Revolution took place,[4] one of the foundations of which was land reform.

With his departure from the Ministry of Agriculture, the ministry was transformed into the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Production and Natural Resources (apparently in the second cabinet), and a series of changes were made to the minister's authority.

After the ministerial period

From 1971 to 1978, he was the head of the Southern Fisheries Department.

References
  1. States, United (1966). United States Treaties and Other International Agreements. Department of State.
  2. Congress, United States. Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. رجال عصر پهلوی به روایت اسناد (کابینه حسنعلی منصور)، صفحه۱۲، تهران، مرکز بررسی اسناد
  4. "تماس آمریکا با یک گروه کودتاچی در ارتش شاه". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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