Abdollah Hedayat

Abdollah Hedayat (; 1899–1968) was an army officer who served as the Chief of General Staff at the Imperial Iranian Army.

Early life and education Hedayat was born in 1899 and was the son of Gholam Reza Hedayat, also known as Mokhber Al Dawlah. He graduated from the Nizam School of Mushir Al Dawlah. Hedayat was one of the close colleagues of Razmara in the army. On 1955 Hedayat was appointed chief of the supreme commander's staff and became the first military officer to hold this title. He served in the post with rank of cabinet minister and was the minister of war from 1 April 1955 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hossein Ala'. His military rank was general. Hedayat's term ended in 1961, and he was replaced by Abdol Hossein Hejazi in the post. It was the Shah who advised Ali Amini to arrest them. He was fluent in French.