SAVAK

Sazeman-e Ettela'at va Amniyat-e Keshvar (SAVAK)
سازمان اطلاعات و امنیت کشور
Agency overview
Formed	20 March 1957
Dissolved	February 12, 1979
Superseding agency	Prime Ministry Intelligence Office;
Headquarters	Tehran
Employees	5,000 at peak
Agency executives	Teymur Bakhtiar (first); Nasser Moghaddam (last);

SAVAK (Persian: ساواک, abbreviation for سازمان اطلاعات و امنیت کشور Sâzemân-e Ettelâ'ât va Amniat-e Kešvar, lit. '"Intelligence and Security Organization of the Country"')^[2] was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service in Iran during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty.

Directors

No.	Director	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Bakhtiar, TeymurTimsar Teymur Bakhtiar (1914–1970)	1957	1961	3–4 years
2	Pakravan, HassanTimsar Hassan Pakravan (1911–1979)	1961	1965	3–4 years
3	Nassiri, NematollahTimsar Nematollah Nassiri (1911–1979)	1965	1978	12–13 years
4	Moghaddam, NasserTimsar Nasser Moghaddam (1921–1979)	1978	1979	0–1 years

Related pages

References

↑ Andrew Scott Cooper,The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran Hardcover – July 19, 2016 ISBN 0805098976, p. 231
↑ Summary - U.S. Department of State - State Department

Other websites

Ministry of Intelligence and Security VEVAK – Iran Intelligence Agencies at website of Federation of American Scientists

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[1] Andrew Scott Cooper,The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran Hardcover – July 19, 2016 ISBN 0805098976, p. 231

[2] Summary - U.S. Department of State - State Department

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Agency overview
سازمان اطلاعات و امنیت کشور

Formed	20 March 1957 (1957-03-20)
Dissolved	February 12, 1979 (1979-02-12)
Superseding agency	Prime Ministry Intelligence Office
Headquarters	Tehran
Employees	5,000 at peak^[1]
Agency executives	Teymur Bakhtiar (first) Nasser Moghaddam (last)