Farajollah Rasaei
Farajollah Rasaei | |
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| Born | 1908 Bandar Anzali, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 2 December 2002 (aged 94) United States |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Navy |
| Years of service | 1929–1972 |
| Rank | Admiral |
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| Battles / wars | Simko Shikak Revolt Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs |
| Alma mater | Dar ul-Funun Accademia Navale |
| Other work | Senator from Tehran (1972–1979) |
Admiral Farajollah Rasai (Persian: فرجالله رسائی, 1908 – 2 December 2002) was an Iranian naval officer and politician who served as the Commander of the Iranian Navy from 1961 to 1972.
Rasai joined the Navy in 1929 and was trained at Naval Academy of Livorno. Under his command, the Iranian Navy took control over the Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs islands 30 November 1971 from the Emirate of Sharjah. After he retired in 1972, he was an Iranian Senator until the Iranian Revolution when he fled Iran and lived in the United States until his death in 2002.