Gholamhossein Ghayeghvar
غلامحسین قایقور
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 20 July 1980
- Place of death
- Tehran (+1 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Nojeh coup trials (+1 more)
- Profession
- First Warrant Officer in the Imperial Iranian Army (Commando)
- Cause of death
- Execution by firing squad
Biography
Gholamhossein Ghayeghvar was a First Warrant Officer and commando in the Imperial Iranian Army who participated in the 1980 Nojeh coup attempt (Shahrokhi Uprising). Following a televised trial where he reportedly confronted his accusers and stated his only motive was his love for his country, he was executed by firing squad on July 20, 1980.
غلامحسین قایقور استوار یکم و کماندوی ارتش شاهنشاهی بود که در جریان قیام شاهرخی (کودتای نوژه) در سال ۱۳۵۹ شرکت داشت. او پس از بازداشت و محاکمه در دادگاهی که در آن بر میهنپرستی خود تأکید کرد، در تاریخ ۲۹ تیر ۱۳۵۹ تیرباران شد.
Archive — 3 items
Archival footage and photographs showing military officers who were tried and executed following the 1980 Nojeh (Shahrokhi) coup attempt against the Islamic Republic.
Archival footage shows the trial of Gholamhossein Ghayeghvar and other military officers following the 1980 Nojeh coup attempt in Iran.
Archival footage shows Gholamhossein Ghayeghvar, an Imperial Iranian Army commando, speaking during a televised session before his execution following the 1980 Nojeh coup attempt.