Meguertitch Khan Davidkhanian

Mkrtich Khan Davidkhanian (, , 1902–1983) was an Iranian military officer and politician. A member of the Davidkhanian family in Iran, he was a prominent military figure in Pahlavi-era Iran, serving as governor of Khorramshahr and Dezful under the rule of Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, respectively.

Early life Mkrtich Khan Davidkhanian was born in Isfahan in 1902, an ethnic Armenian. He was an Iranian Armenian and the son of the son of Sarkis Khan Davidkhanian, a senior Iranian military officer in Qajar-era Iran.

The commander, General Fazlollah Zahedi, accompanied by several government officials, met with Khazal and spent an evening with him on board his yacht, anchored in the Shatt al-Arab river by his palace in the village of Fallahiyah near the city of Mohammerah.

Meugertitch Khan Davidkhanian served as the governor of Khorramshahr in 1927, and was appointed the military governor of Dezful during the Iran-Iraq War, by Ruhollah Khomeini, serving as the local commander during Operation Nasr until his death in 1983.

Personal life A member of the Davidkhanian family, Mkrtich's father was General Sarkis Khan Davidkhanian. He is related to Markar Davidkhanian, the former Minister of Finance of Iran, and Martiros Khan Davidkhanian, the former Chief of Staff of the Persian Cossack Brigade, among others.