Mahmoud Baharmast (1899–1977) was an Iranian major general who served as the chief of staff of the
Imperial Army in Iran in the period 1952–1953.
Early life and education
Baharmast was born in 1899 in Tehran.
He graduated from
Dar al-Fonun,
St. Louis School, Tehran
St. Louis School, Tehran was a French Catholic school established by the Lazarists in 1862 in Tehran, Iran.
This school offered classes in elementary and high school levels. Lessons were taught in both Persian and French languages. The school was ...
, and Mushir al-Dawla School.
[ He joined the Iranian army.][ In 1923 he was sent to Europe by the Ministry of War to continue his studies and graduated from the Fontainebleau Military Academy, France, specializing in ]artillery
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Career and activities
Following his return to Iran Baharmast worked at different units of the army and in 1942 he was promoted to the rank of
brigadier general
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.[ Then he was first appointed head of the artillery unit of the army and then head of the general administration.][ His next post was the commander of the military academy and of the war academy.][ Then he was promoted to the rank of ]major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
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Baharmast was appointed chief of staff of the Iranian Army in October 1952 and succeeded ]Morteza Yazdanpanah
Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) was an army officer who served as chief-of-staff in the Imperial Iranian army for two times, between 1941 and 1942 and in 1952. He also held other governmental and military positions during the reigns of Reza Sha ...
in the post. Baharmast's term ended in March 1953, and he was replaced by Taghi Riahi in the post.