Karim Buzarjomehri

General Karim Agha Khan Buzarjomehri (1886 – 1951) was a leading Iranian military general and supporter of Reza Pahlavi.

Buzarjomehri started military training at 13 years of age, and became Reza Khan's most trusted figures.

Buzarjomehri was a brutal major general. He personally executed Mahmud Khan Puladeen on charges of revolting against Reza Khan in 1927; General Puladeen managed to survive 21 bullets from the firing squad. Major General Buzarjomehri promptly went up to the wounded Puladeen took out his pistol and shot him in the head, finishing the execution.

He fled Tehran along with Reza Khan during World War II, and he even carried out his last mission of accompanying the dead body of Reza Khan back to Iran.

References used

The following reference was used for the above writing: 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).

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