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Ali Hojjat Kashani

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Iranian military officer and politician (1919–1979)

Timsar Ali Hojjat Kashani
علی حجت کاشانی


Director of Physical Education Organization
In office 1969 – 7 August 1977
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime Minister	Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Succeeded by	Nader Jahanbani

Personal details
Born	9 April 1919 Iran
Died	11 April 1979(1979-04-11) (aged 60)
Military service
Branch/service	Imperial Iranian Army
Rank	Lieutenant general

Ali Hojjat Kashani (Persian: علی حجت کاشانی;‎1919 – 11 April 1979) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Army of Iran and the deputy prime minister.^[1] He was head of the Physical Education Organization.^[2] He was executed in Qasr Prison after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.^[3] During his tenure Iranian sportspeople won 64 medals at the Asian Games in Tehran, including 30 gold medal.^[4] He also played an important role in the re-admission of Chinese sports to international forums.^[3]

He was known as the "Timsar Hojjat" among the people of the sports community.

References

^ "A look at the transfer of sport from the monarchy to the Islamic Republic". BBC News (in Persian). 10 February 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ "SADR al-DIN". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.). doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_dum_3113.
^ ^a ^b "Chinese sports caravan and General Hojjat Kashani" (in Persian). Radio Farda. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ "Etemad newspaper (23 June 2006): Permanent suspects". www.magiran.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.