Nader Batmanghelidj

Nader Batmanghelidj (; 1904 – 24 April 1998) was an Iranian military officer who served in various military and government posts. He also served as the ambassador of Pahlavi Iran to Pakistan and Iraq.

Early life and education Batmanghelidj was born in 1904. One of his brothers, Haj Mehdi Batmanghelidj, was a landowner. He attended military courses in both Germany and Czechoslovakia.

Career

During the invasion of Iran by the British in World War II Batmanghelidj was serving in the army as a colonel and was captured and imprisoned by the British in 1941. On August 15, 1953, Batmanghelidj was arrested and imprisoned when the coup failed.

When Mossadegh was overthrown in August 1953 Batmanghelidj returned to the army. They took part in the destruction of the building along with the religious leaders.

Next Batmanghelidj served as the ambassador of Iran to Iraq in the period 1957–1958. Batmanghelidj was succeeded by Rahmat Allah Atabaki in the post who finalized his rural development project.

Honors Batmanghelidj was awarded the Order of Sepah and Legion of Merit both of which were from the Imperial Iran.