Ali-Mohammad Khademi Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sardar
Ali-Mohammad Khademi
Laterwork:Chairman and CEO of Iran Air (1962–1978)
Birth Date:24 May 1913
Birth Place:Jahrom, Fars Province, Persia
Death Place:Tehran, Iran
Children:3
Alma Mater:Officers' Academy
Allegiance:Iran
Branch:Imperial Iranian Air Force
Serviceyears:1931–1961
Rank:Sepahbod
Commands:Chief of Staff of the Imperial Iranian Air Force

Ali Mohammad Khademi (Persian: سپهبد علی محمد خادمی, 24 May 1913 – 7 November 1978) was the general manager of Iran Air from 1962 until 1978.[1]

Early life

Khademi was born in Jahrom. 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 Alabama.[2]

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 IATA in 1970–1971.

In September 1978, shortly before the Islamic Revolution 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eminent Persians: Alimohammad Khademi. Abbas Milani. 10 November 2018. 12 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112004022/https://web.stanford.edu/group/abbasmilani/cgi-bin/wordpress/publications/eminent-persians/. dead.
  2. Web site: Encyclopedia Iranica: Khademi, Ali-Mohammad. Chapour Rassekh. 10 November 2018.