Lieutenant General Nasser Moghaddam (; 24 June 1921 – 11 April 1979) was the fourth and last chief of SAVAK (6 June 1978 – 12 February 1979). He succeeded General Nematollah Nassiri, who was arrested by the Shah's order in 1978. Moghaddam was convicted for corruption and sentenced to death under Ayatollah Khomeini's order on 11 March 1979, along with Nassiri and Nassiri's predecessor, Hassan Pakravan. Early life Nasser Moghaddam was born in 1921, in Tehran, Qajar Iran. He studied at the military high school, and went on to study law at the Faculty of Tehran University. Until the age of 10, Nasser grew up with his father, and until 1935, for some reason, he lived with his uncle Hussein (mother's brother), who did not treat Nasser very well. So he decided to return home. In 1928, he entered the primary school and in 1934, the military school of Tehran, which he graduated from in 1940. In the last year of Reza Shah's reign, in 1941, he enrolled in the Officers' School, where he studied until 1943. He graduated from the officers' academy with the rank of 2nd rank lieutenant and decided to continue his studies at the Faculty of law of the University of Tehran. At the Officers' School, as well as at the University of Tehran, he not only mastered the basics of military and security, but also studied French and English languages well. Career in army and intelligence services At the Officers' School, Nasser met Hossein Fardoust, which he considered to be the best event of his life – probably because the Shah's and Fardoust's recent friendship was also reflected in his career growth. In any case, thanks to an acquaintance with Fardoust, until 1964, Nasser served in various divisions of the army, including: the 10th Division of Khorasan and the 5th Division of Luristan; In the Shah's Guard; At the Ministry of Defense; At the Military Prosecutor's Office and the Academy. In 1959, the «Special Intelligence Bureau» was established in Iran. General Hossein Fardoust offered to Moghaddam cooperate with him, to which he agreed. Uprising of 15 Khordad After the suppression of the 15 Khordad uprising, General Fardoust took advantage of the situation and asked the Shah to dismiss Mustafa Amjadi, the director general of the Department of internal security, and appoint Moghaddam to the post. The Shah, considering that Amjadi had a close relationship with