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1957–1979 Iranian secret police agency
romanized: Sâzmân-e Ettelâ'ât va Amniyyat-e Kešvar), shortened to SAVAK (Persian: ساواک) or S.A.V.A.K. (Persian: س.ا.و.ا.ک), was the secret police of the Imperial
SAVAK
Government ministry of Iran
initially eager to purge SAVAK elements from the new organization, but that pragmatism eventually prevailed, with many experienced SAVAK personnel being retained
Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
Ministry_of_Intelligence_(Iran)
1978 Islamic terror attack in Abadan, Iran
militants started the fire, while anti-Pahlavi protesters falsely blamed SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, for setting the fire. Even though Islamic extremists
Cinema_Rex_fire
SAVAK is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their debut album Best of Luck in Future Endeavors was released on Comedy Minus One in May 2016,
Savak_(band)
Iranian military officer and politician (1914–1970)
founder and head of SAVAK from 1956 to 1961 when he was dismissed by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In 1970, he was assassinated by SAVAK agents in Iraq. He was
Teymur_Bakhtiar
Iranian army officer (1910–1979)
military officer and intelligence chief who served as the third director of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency and secret police during the rule of Mohammad
Nematollah_Nassiri
1971 leftist guerrilla attack in Iran
insurgents were eventually hunted down by the Imperial Iranian Army and SAVAK, the event is historically regarded as the formal inception of organized
Siahkal_incident
Revolution in Iran from 1978 to 1979
a large portion of the public believed it was a false flag operation by SAVAK, the Shah's secret police, to discredit the opposition and justify a crackdown
Iranian_Revolution
Iranian military officer 1921–1979
officer and intelligence chief who served as the fourth and final director of SAVAK from 6 June 1978 to 12 February 1979. He assumed the position after the
Nasser_Moghaddam
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
relations after Nixon's defeat, Mohammad Reza sent General Teymur Bakhtiar of SAVAK to meet Kennedy in Washington on 1 March 1961. From Kermit Roosevelt Jr
Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi
American drummer
Lab Partners, and Obits and is currently active as a member of Holy Fuck, Savak, Lake Ruth, Aperiodic, and Immersion (musicians). He has also played with
Matt_Schulz
1995 American film
States on HBO. Karl Savak, a "rogue FBI agent", is attempting to steal and sell military weapons. When stealing weaponry, one of Savak's henchmen, Marcus
One_Tough_Bastard
1985 film by John Landis
who jumps into his car and begs him to drive her away from four Iranian SAVAK agents who are chasing her. She persuades him to drive her to various locations
Into_the_Night_(1985_film)
1949 film
Indian Hindi-language psychological supernatural horror film produced by Savak Vacha and Ashok Kumar under the banner of Bombay Talkies, and directed by
Mahal_(1949_film)
Deputy head of SAVAK (1917–1987)
1917 – 18 May 1987) was an Iranian military officer who was the deputy head of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency during the Pahlavi era. He was also a childhood
Hossein_Fardoust
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
communist Tudeh Party of Iran, and general suppression of political dissent by SAVAK, the shah's domestic security and intelligence agency. In Guatemala, a banana
Cold_War
English actor and producer (born 1958)
played a "rogue FBI agent" named Karl Savak in director Kurt Wimmer's One Tough Bastard. One reviewer described Savak as "one of the most entertaining movie
Bruce_Payne
Iranian General (1915–2001)
local police chiefs and some employees of SAVAK. On 7 March, the Shah's leadership announced that several SAVAK officials and police would be punished for
Jafar_Shafaghat
Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1979
opponents with the help of Iran's security and intelligence secret police, SAVAK. Such opponents included communists, socialists, and Islamists. By the mid-1970s
Pahlavi_Iran
Iranian political activist (born 1938)
of the third national movement had increasingly worried SAVAK (ساواک). On May 22, 1965, Savak arrested Mostafa Mallad and Bahmanpour Shareaty. In the
Bijan_Jazani
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026
According to Khamenei's his official website, the Shah’s intelligence service, SAVAK, arrested him six times in the following years.[when?] The first time after
Ali_Khamenei
Iranian general and intelligence officer
an Iranian intelligence officer for the Shah's SAVAK. He was the head of the provincial offices of SAVAK in Fars and Khorasan provinces, and later head
Manouchehr_Hashemi
Iranian cleric (1930–1977)
various reports that SAVAK agents were present at the scene. Hence, his death was attributed to the Shah's secret police, SAVAK. His father later described
Mostafa_Khomeini
Iranian arms trader
Gorba; born May 9, 1945) is an expatriate Iranian arms dealer and former SAVAK agent. According to the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Ghorbanifar
Manucher_Ghorbanifar
Iranian lawyer, SAVAK deputy (born 1936)
ثابتی; born 25 March 1936, in Sang-e Sar) is an Iranian lawyer and former SAVAK top deputy under the regime of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Born in Sang-e Sar
Parviz_Sabeti
Iranian general
Ali Nakhjiri Esfahani (Persian: علی نخجیری اصفهانی), was Deputy head of SAVAK during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Ali Motazed spent his primary
Ali_Motazed
Iranian Intelligence Agency (1979–1984)
agency was formed after Iranian Revolution to be successor to the dissolved SAVAK, and turned into Ministry of Intelligence in 1984. The office was founded
Prime Ministry Intelligence Office
Prime_Ministry_Intelligence_Office
Tutelary spirit in Assyrian mythology
Insignia of the SAVAK of Iran
Lamassu
National intelligence agency of Israel
increasingly active in Iran, "training SAVAK personnel and carrying out a broad variety of joint operations with SAVAK." A US intelligence official told The
Mossad
Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026
Revolutionary Guard Corps Basij Mostazafan Foundation Monarchists (pre-1979) SAVAK Other Restart Media Principlists Abrar Ettela'at Islamic Republican Kayhan
Mojtaba_Khamenei
Iranian informer and journalist
2021) was an Iranian individual who is known for his reported role as a SAVAK informant inside the Tudeh Party of Iran while residing in East Germany
Hossein_Yazdi
1964–1979 period for the Iranian leader
personnel in Iran. At 5.30 pm on 4 November 1964, Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK. He was then taken to Mehrabad international airport in Tehran and flown
Ruhollah Khomeini's life in exile
Ruhollah_Khomeini's_life_in_exile
Iranian political activist (1921–2006)
implemented several mechanism to secure his regime, the most notable being the SAVAK which was a secret police that spied on Iranian citizens. The Iranian government
Shaban_Jafari
Coup to depose Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddegh
the Shah's government formed the SAVAK (secret police), many of whose agents were trained in the United States. The SAVAK monitored dissidents and carried
1953_Iranian_coup_d'état
American filmmaker and actor (born 1950)
briefcase 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan Leonard Winesop 1985 Into the Night SAVAK 1990 Spontaneous Combustion Radio Technician Darkman Physician 1992 Sleepwalkers
John_Landis
Relations Committee, the CIA also played a key role in the formation of SAVAK, Iran’s secret police during the last Shah's regime. The agency provided
CIA_activities_in_Iran
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
Beirut during the Reagan Administration. Manucher Ghorbanifar, a former Savak agent, was an information seller, and was discredited over his record of
Central_Intelligence_Agency
Iranian army officer, diplomat and politician
his political involvement with the Mohammad Reza Pahlavi government and SAVAK, but also his relationship with Ruhollah Khomeini. Hassan Pakravan, son
Hassan_Pakravan
2016 film directed by Mani Haghighi
the island of Qeshm, who in the film is said to be a Marxist-Leninist. A SAVAK agent goes to Qeshm to investigate the murder and finds out that the exile
A_Dragon_Arrives!
Prime Minister of Iran from 1965 to 1977
well documented that Court Minister Asadollah Alam and General Nasiri of SAVAK, Iran's domestic security and intelligence service, helped expedite the
Amir-Abbas_Hoveyda
Iranian academic and politician (1939–2012)
government adviser and political activist. Mojabi was arrested twice by SAVAK in 1963, and following his release left Iran to study and later work in
Shamseddin_Mojabi
Iranian military intelligence agency (1926–1979)
Security (SAVAK) was established, it had close ties to the military. Although some of army intelligence officers were transferred to SAVAK and some simultaneously
Second Bureau of Imperial Iranian Army
Second_Bureau_of_Imperial_Iranian_Army
Iranian Ayatollah (born 1935)
ongoing political climate in Iran during the '70s, he was never prosecuted by SAVAK as they didn't have files on him unlike his brothers. As the struggles intensified
Mohammad_Khamenei
Iranian politician
studying at University of Tehran in 1965. Two years later he was arrested by SAVAK for his activities with Bijan Jazani, and released in 1968, being rearrested
Farrokh_Negahdar
Co-founder of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran
Organization in 1344[which calendar?]. Mohammad Hanifnejad was arrested by SAVAK in 1350[which calendar?] and executed on the fourth of Khordad 1351[which
Mohammad_Hanifnejad
Member of the People's Mojahedin of Iran (1949–1976)
Mojahedin Organization of Iran, who detonated a hand grenade in a chase with SAVAK agents, resulting in his death in 1976. In 1969, while he was a student
Bahram_Aram
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
Umur-u Hafiye Turkish National Movement: Karakol Society Pahlavi Iran: SAVAK, Second Bureau of Imperial Iranian Army Prussia: Prussian Secret Police
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
Kurdish musical artist
publication of the book, a warrant was issued for Hesen Zîrek's arrest by SAVAK on charges of 'spying against the state'. Following this, Hesen Zîrek fled
Hesen_Zîrek
Iranian activist
Golsorkhi, of plotting to kidnap the Shah of Iran's son, allegedly to pressure SAVAK into releasing certain imprisoned members of his group. They were both later
Keramat_Daneshian
President of Iran from 2005 to 2013
Revolutionary Guard Corps Basij Mostazafan Foundation Monarchists (pre-1979) SAVAK Other Restart Media Principlists Abrar Ettela'at Islamic Republican Kayhan
Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad
1952 Indian film
the big hits of the year from Bombay Talkies produced by Ashok Kumar and Savak Vacha, "Tamasha" had a narrative far ahead of its times, its action spread
Tamasha_(1952_film)
Iranian Communist revolutionary (born 1949)
against the Imperial State, Dehghani was arrested and imprisoned by the SAVAK. In prison, Dehghani was regularly subjected to torture and rape, which
Ashraf_Dehghani
British foreign intelligence agency
Umur-u Hafiye Turkish National Movement: Karakol Society Pahlavi Iran: SAVAK, Second Bureau of Imperial Iranian Army Prussia: Prussian Secret Police
MI6
1946 Indian film
Shikari is a Bollywood film released in 1946, directed by Savak B. Vacha, starring Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Paro Devi and Veera. The music was directed
Shikari_(1946_film)
Iranian Islamic cleric and politician (1928–1981)
monarchy and was arrested several times by the Shah's secret police, the SAVAK. Beheshti joined Ayatollah Khomeini in Najaf, Iraq, where the latter was
Mohammad_Beheshti
Iranian politician
his childhood, his family was pursued by the SAVAK. At age three, Rafsanjani's father was jailed by the SAVAK. His father moved the family from Qom to Tehran
Mohsen_Hashemi_Rafsanjani
Iranian historical and military figure
was closely monitored by the authorities. On the night of March 27, 1978, SAVAK agents raided his home, alleging espionage for the Soviet Union, although
Ali_Akbar_Derakhshani
Mortality tally for political uprising
fuel before setting it alight. Khomeini immediately blamed the Shah and SAVAK for setting the fire, and, due to the pervasive revolutionary atmosphere
Casualties of the Iranian Revolution
Casualties_of_the_Iranian_Revolution
Kurdish people in Iran
interaction became difficult to sustain in the 1950s due to repression from SAVAK on the Iranian side. However, Kurds were able to reinforce the cross-border
Kurds_in_Iran
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes Jamiat-e Islami Pakistan ISI Supported by: Iran SAVAK Afghan government Defeat End of the 1975 uprisings in Afghanistan
List of wars involving Iran (before 1979)
List_of_wars_involving_Iran_(before_1979)
Province of Turkey
Kerdizan, Kîkan, Kirvar, Mirdesan, Molikan, Mukriyan, Pîrvan, Reşwan, Şavak, Sinemilli, Sînanka, Şêxbizin and the Teşikan tribe. The Alevis of the western
Adıyaman_Province
Afghan state from 1973 to 1978
legs. After the 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising, a failed Iranian–Pakistani (SAVAK and the ISI) backed rebellion which sought to oust the Republican government
Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)
Republic_of_Afghanistan_(1973–1978)
Iranian activist
in 1968. Hamid Ashraf and a number of members were not disclosed to the SAVAK and survived the crackdown. In 1968 the leadership of Jazani group was imprisoned
Hamid_Ashraf
for violating the Iranian Constitution, and political oppression by the SAVAK (secret police). During the time of Shah's reign, women's rights improved
Background and causes of the Iranian Revolution
Background_and_causes_of_the_Iranian_Revolution
1981 attack on the Islamic Republican Party headquarters in Tehran, Iran
(after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini). The Iranian government first blamed SAVAK and the Iraqi regime. Two days later, on 30 June, the People's Mujahedin
Haft-e_Tir_bombing
President of Iran in 1981
joined the Freedom Movement of Iran. He was arrested at least twice by SAVAK for his opposition activities, with his longest detention lasting from May
Mohammad-Ali_Rajai
Iranian politician and senior military officer
and cultural struggle against the Shah's regime and was arrested by the SAVAK in his last year. Rezaee was 17 when he served five months in solitary confinement
Mohsen_Rezaee
Iranian cleric and military officier
Iranian public during the closing days of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1977 when SAVAK arrested him for the vigilante murder of "prostitutes, homosexuals, and
Mehdi_Hashemi
1985–1987 political scandal in the U.S.
middlemen in the arms sales were Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi and former SAVAK agent Manucher Ghorbanifar. On or about 11 June 1985, a draft National Security
Iran–Contra_affair
1963 public backlash in Pahlavi-dynasty Iran
tanks and paratroopers. In Tehran, demonstrators attacked police stations, SAVAK offices and government buildings, including ministries. The surprised government
1963_demonstrations_in_Iran
Shah carried out at least 300 political executions. According to a senior SAVAK officer, after the Siahkal attack interrogators were sent abroad for scientific
Human_rights_in_Pahlavi_Iran
was a senior interrogator and head of the internal security department in SAVAK, the intelligence and security organization of Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty
Manouchehr_Vazifekhah
US record label
Built to Spill, O'Death, Wild Yaks, Bomb the Music Industry!, The Rentals, Savak, Takka Takka, Title Tracks, Still Flyin', Nonconnah, The Black Hollies,
Ernest_Jenning
Opposition political party in Iran
quickly moved to further guarantee his position by increasing the powers of SAVAK (the state's intelligence agency), which was infamous for the torture and
National_Front_(Iran)
1978 newspaper article attacking Ruhollah Khomeini
because journalists Nikki Keddie and Yann Richard attributed his death to SAVAK, Iran's secret police. In January 1978, in an attempt to reduce religious
Iran and Red and Black Colonization
Iran_and_Red_and_Black_Colonization
Co-founder of the People's Mujahedin of Iran
Mojahedin Organization of Iran in 1965. Ali Asghar Badiazadegan was arrested by SAVAK in 1971 and executed on the fourth of 25 May 1972 along with other founders
Ali_Asghar_Badiazadegan
Iranian politician (1912–1998)
political parties to be active and personally responsible for preventing SAVAK to get involved and preventing the KGB backed clergyman from creating and
Jafar_Sharif-Emami
English language newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon
The Daily Star was one of the Lebanese newspapers which were close to SAVAK, Iranian intelligence agency, during the ownership of Kamel Mrowa who was
The_Daily_Star_(Lebanon)
Political phrase for the Iranian Monarchy
Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry 1952 uprising 1953 coup d'état SAVAK Great Civilization White Revolution Iranian Land Reform Coronation 2,500-year
Javid_Shah
Jewish charity hospital in Tehran, Iran
wounded revolutionaries to SAVAK but Dr. Sapir's hospital was the only hospital that was treating them without informing SAVAK agents. Dr. Sapir hospital's
Dr. Sapir Hospital and Charity Center
Dr._Sapir_Hospital_and_Charity_Center
Shia seminary in Iraq
course of Imam Khomeini's struggles narrated by SAVAK [Seir e mobarezat e imam khomeini be revayat e savak] (in Persian). Vol. 1. p. 45. Archived from the
Hawza_of_Najaf
Iranian political activist (born 1948)
1979 Iranian Revolution. During the Pahlavi era, Rajavi was arrested by SAVAK and sentenced to death. Due to efforts by his brother, Kazem Rajavi, and
Massoud_Rajavi
Rwandan security agency
Umur-u Hafiye Turkish National Movement: Karakol Society Pahlavi Iran: SAVAK, Second Bureau of Imperial Iranian Army Prussia: Prussian Secret Police
National Intelligence and Security Service (Rwanda)
National_Intelligence_and_Security_Service_(Rwanda)
head of SAVAK Heidar Arfaa, Conseiller d'État, Minister of Agriculture, Député-Majlis Fars province Hossein Fardoust, deputy head of SAVAK Hossein Fatemi
List_of_Iranians
Iranian politician
was denied to take his seat on the grounds that he was a member of the SAVAK, while he denied the accusation. In November 1981, Islamic Revolutionary
Abolfazl_Qassemi
American machine pistol
Dominican Republic Greece Guatemala Honduras Iran: Used in small numbers by SAVAK agents Israel Mexico: Used by police Morocco: Used by GISGR, DGST and DGED
MAC-10
1963–1979 reforms by the Shah of Iran
Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry 1952 uprising 1953 coup d'état SAVAK Great Civilization White Revolution Iranian Land Reform Coronation 2,500-year
White_Revolution
Indian actress (1927–1960)
Josef Wirsching of Bombay Talkies, took her screen test at the request of Savak Vacha, one of Bombay Talkies' then-proprietors, along with Ashok Kumar and
Kuldip_Kaur
Iranian diplomat 1930–1980
job at the Iranian Embassy. There were rumors that he was connected to SAVAK, Iran's secret police during the Pahlavi era. It took Tabatabaei many years
Ali_Akbar_Tabatabaei
President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
influential in publicizing the title. Since he was under surveillance by SAVAK (Iran's pre-revolution intelligence agency), the Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti
Hassan_Rouhani
English TV host and journalist (1939–2013)
the U.S. on 17 January. The Shah talks about his wealth, his illness, the SAVAK, the torture during his reign, Khomeini, his threat of extradition to Iran
David_Frost
Iranian footballer (1945–2026)
also politically involved and had leftist leanings. He was arrested by SAVAK in February 1972, but was released after two months. He was opposed to both
Parviz_Ghelichkhani
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
told Khomeini: "Your prisons are far worse than those of the Shah and his SAVAK." After a letter of his complaints was leaked to Europe and broadcast on
Ruhollah_Khomeini
Irish-British novelist and former spy (1931–2020)
and trained his ghastly secret police force in all the black arts, the SAVAK". Le Carré feuded with Salman Rushdie over The Satanic Verses, stating:
John_le_Carré
Iranian intellectual and communist (1939–1975)
was commuted to life in prison, but he was killed in prison by members of SAVAK, the Shah's feared intelligence service, in 1975. Hassan Zia-Zarifi began
Hassan_Zia-Zarifi
Alliance of non-Arab and non-Muslim actors in the Middle East
stepping on Iranian and Turkish toes." Since the late 1950s, Mossad and SAVAK had cooperated to support Kurdish groups in Iraq. Israel recognized the
Alliance_of_the_periphery
News leak publishing organisation
Umur-u Hafiye Turkish National Movement: Karakol Society Pahlavi Iran: SAVAK, Second Bureau of Imperial Iranian Army Prussia: Prussian Secret Police
WikiLeaks
Name list
Bakhtiar (1914–1970), Iranian military officer and founder and head of SAVAK, the Iranian secret service Teymour Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian-born, US-based
Teymur
tribe Mirdesan tribe Molikan tribe Mukriyan tribe Pîrvan tribe Reşwan tribe Şavak tribe Sinemilli tribe Sînanka tribe Şêxbizin tribe Teşikan tribe Ziran tribe
Kurdish_tribes
Political philosophy based on tradition
Revolutionary Guard Corps Basij Mostazafan Foundation Monarchists (pre-1979) SAVAK Other Restart Media Principlists Abrar Ettela'at Islamic Republican Kayhan
Conservatism
SAVAK
SAVAK
SAVAK
SAVAK
Boy/Male
Indian
Like the rising Sun
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
One who Raises Death
Boy/Male
Hindu
Shanmuka means Lord of Subramaniam son of Lord Shiva, Lord kartikeyalord Murugan
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Radiant; Pure; Pure White
Girl/Female
British, English
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Dutch, French
Lotus
Girl/Female
Hindu
Form of eternal bliss
Female
Egyptian
, a form of the goddess Isis.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Unique
Boy/Male
Basque
Ascending.
SAVAK
SAVAK
SAVAK
SAVAK
SAVAK