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Ali Mohammad Khademi (, 24 May 1913 – 7 November 1978) was the general manager of
Iran Air Iran Air, officially known as The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (), or before known as The National Airline of Iran (), is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2024, it operates sched ...
from 1962 until 1978.


Early life

Khademi was born in
Jahrom Jahrom () is a city in the Central District of Jahrom County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Jolgah Rural District. The previous capital of the rural di ...
. He studied at the Military Academy and Air Force Flying School in Tehran, British Civil Aviation Authority in London and US Air Force University in
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. According to Persian-language book ''Tarikhcheh-ye Havapeymai-e Bazargani dar Iran'' (Abbas Atrvash, 2007), from 1958 Khademi was the chief of staff at Iranian Air Force and from 1962 to 1978 he was the general manager of Iran Air. During his 16-year tenure there, "the company was transformed from a fledgling domestic airline to a thriving national flag-carrier." Khademi was the president of
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in 1970–1971. In September 1978, shortly before the
Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Im ...
in his homeland, Khademi resigned from his job and on November 7, 1978, he was assassinated in his home in Tehran.


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40th Anniversary of Ali-Mohammad Khademi Assassination in Tehran
(BBC Persian Service) Iran Air People from Jahrom Chief executives in the airline industry People murdered in Iran 1913 births 1978 deaths Air University (United States Air Force) alumni 20th-century Iranian people People of Pahlavi Iran {{Iran-business-bio-stub