Bahram Hooshyar | |
Birth Date: | 1938 |
Death Date: | 1991 |
Birth Place: | Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Placeofburial: | Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Nickname: | General Hooshyar |
Allegiance: | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Branch: | Air Forces |
Serviceyears: | 1964–1991 |
Rank: | Brigadier General |
Commands: | Golden Crown aerobatic jet team Special Operations Command South Air Force operations |
Battles: | Iran–Iraq War |
Awards: | Air Force Distinguished Conquest Medal |
Laterwork: | Pilot of F-86 Sabre, F-4, F-5 |
Bahram Hooshyar (Persian: بهرام هشیار) (1938–1991) was an Iranian commander in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) and an important strategist in the Iran–Iraq War.[1]
General Hooshyar had a key role along with Major General Javad Fakouri in the Attack on H3 (Attack on Al-Waleed).
He also was involved in the planning of Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh, and also was an innovator of Iran's plan for launching missiles in battle.
He for the first time established and started Khyber missile site (Foley Islamabad) along with some armored divisions operating in Qazvin.
He died in Tehran in 1991 after a long battle with cancer. Like many soldiers serving in the Iran-Iraq War, he was diagnosed with leukemia. His sculpture at the Museum of the Air Force is on display as one of Iran's symbols of the Iran–Iraq War.