Kamal Habibollahi
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Mir-Kamaloddin Mir-Habibollahi (in Persian: میرکمالالدین میرحبیباللهی) (born 1930 Astara - died 2016 Bethesda) also known as Kamal Habibollahi (Persian: کمال حبیباللهی) was the last Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy until the Islamic Revolution and was the last CNO for the Imperial regime. He also held minister posts during the military government of Gholam Reza Azhari (6 November 1978 - 4 January 1979). He was a graduate of the Royal Navy Officer Program, U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, and U.S. Naval War College.
In August 1981, he led a group of people loyal to a Free Iran in seizing the Tabarzin, an Iranian navy missile cruiser, off the coast of Spain, in order to draw attention to the continued resistance to Khomeini and Radical Islam. After the revolution, he resided in the Washington D.C. area of the United States and continued to promote attention to free Iran causes, as well as warn against the dangers of global Islamic extremism and terrorism through speeches at universities, military academies, panels, and both US and Iranian media outlets.