Amanollah Jahanbani (; 1891 – 1 February 1974) was a member of the Qajar dynasty of Iran and a senior general of Reza Shah Pahlavi.
Early life and education
Jahanbani was born in 1895. He was the great grandson of Fath Ali Shah. At the age of 10, Jahanbani was sent to St. Petersburg for schooling, where he attended the Mihailovsky Artillery College and the Nikolaevsky War Academy. He returned to Iran as a ranked military officer in World War I.
Career
After completing his studies in Europe, Jahanbani joined the Cossack forces and became a major general. On 6 December 1921 Jahanbani was named the commander of gendarmerie headquarters following the dissolution of the Cossack Division by Reza Shah. He was appointed the chief of the staff with the rank of brigadier general at the beginning of the 1920s. As of 1925 he was the head of military academy. In 1928, he led the army in Balochistan attack to control the resistance. His path of success continued until 1938, when he fell out of favor and was thrown into the Qasr prison by Reza Shah Pahlavi. However, in 1941 he was named interior minister.
When Reza Shah was abdicatied during World War II, he was appointed to the Senate during the era of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi where he served during five consecutive periods.
