Nematollah Nassiri
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Nematollah Nassiri was an Iranian general who served as a powerful and controversial head of the Shah’s secret police during the Pahlavi era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian general
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intelligence chief ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity |
internal security operations
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political surveillance ⓘ suppression of opposition groups ⓘ |
| allegiance | Pahlavi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pahlavi monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SAVAK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
human rights abuses
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use of torture by SAVAK ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial security official
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powerful head of the Shah’s secret police ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial State of Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SAVAK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pahlavi era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Iranian ⓘ |
| familyName | Nassiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
intelligence and counterintelligence
ⓘ
state security ⓘ |
| fullName | Nematollah Nassiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Nematollah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Imperial Government of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in the Shah’s security state ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Persian ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Iranian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Shah’s secret police
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role in political repression in Pahlavi Iran ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
intelligence officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian security apparatus under the Shah ⓘ |
| politicalContext | pre-1979 Iran ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of SAVAK
ⓘ
head of SAVAK ⓘ |
| roleIn | repression of political dissidents in Iran ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Iranian internal security
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intelligence services in Pahlavi Iran ⓘ |
| typeOfLeader | security chief ⓘ |
| workedFor | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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