Ali Hojjat Kashani

Timsar
Ali Hojjat Kashani
علی حجت کاشانی
Director of Physical Education Organization
In office
1969 – 7 August 1977
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
Succeeded byNader Jahanbani
Personal details
Born9 April 1919
Iran
Died11 April 1979(1979-04-11) (aged 60)
Military service
Branch/serviceImperial Iranian Army
RankLieutenant 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "SADR al-DIN". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.). doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_dum_3113.
  3. ^ a b رستم‌پور, مهدی (7 October 2014). "Chinese sports caravan and General Hojjat Kashani". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Radio Farda. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Etemad newspaper (23 June 2006): Permanent suspects". www.magiran.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.



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