Mohammad khan Zarghami (; 1924 – 1980) was an Iranian politician and chief of the

Basseri The Basseri () are a Persian nomadic and pastoral tribe of the Fars province in Iran. Their migratory area is around Shiraz. They are one of the five tribes of the larger Khamseh confederation. The "tent" is the basic unit of social organizatio ...

tribe in southern

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. During his leadership, the Basseri flourished, as his time is mentioned by several writers as "The Golden Age of the Basari Tribe". Zarghami was among the few tribal leaders of

Fars province Fars Province or Pars Province, also known as Persis or Farsistan (فارسستان), is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. Pars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, i ...

who was not executed during the Tribal revolts of Fars (1962-1967), as he was imprisoned from 1963 to 1975 in

Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...

, the provincial capital, and then

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. In 1975 he was released but forced to remain in Tehran and returned to Fars only after the

Iranian 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 Impe ...

in 1979.S. Amanollahi, Socio-Political Changes among the Basseri of South Iran, 2003

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1924 births 1980 deaths Basseri People from Fars province {{Iran-politician-stub