Bahram Hooshyar

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Bahram Hooshyar
General Bahram Hooshyar
Nickname(s)	General Hooshyar
Born	1938 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Died	1991 Tehran, Iran
Place of burial	Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran
Allegiance	Islamic Republic of Iran
Service/branch	Air Forces
Years of service	1964–1991
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Golden Crown aerobatic jet team Special Operations Command South Air Force operations
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Conquest Medal
Other work	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]

Operations[edit]

Attack on H3[edit]

General Hooshyar had a key role along with Major General Javad Fakouri in the Attack on H3 (Attack on Al-Waleed).

Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh[edit]

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.

Innovations[edit]

He for the first time established and started Khyber missile site (Foley Islamabad) along with some armored divisions operating in Qazvin.

Death[edit]

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.

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