Masoud Monfared Niyaki

Masoud Monfared Niyaki
Born	7 February 1930 Amol, Mazandaran province, Imperial State of Persia
Died	28 July 1985 (aged 55) Karaj, Tehran province, Iran
Buried	Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
Allegiance	Imperial State of Iran (1952-1979) Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-1985)
Service / branch	Iran Army Ground Forces
Years of service	1952–1985
Rank	Major General
Commands	88nd Armored Division of Zahedan 92nd Armored Division of Ahvaz Fath Headquarters
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas Operation Tariq al-Qods Operation Fath ol-Mobin Operation Ramadan Operation Before the Dawn Liberation of Khorramshahr
Awards	1st grade Fath Medal
Spouse(s)	Maliheh Safar-Beyglu

Major General Masoud Monfared Niyaki or Monfared Niaki (1929–1985) (Persian: مسعود منفرد نیاکی) was an Iranian military officer. He studied in the Officers' School, specializing in armored warfare. Niyaki received the rank of colonel in 1976. He was active during the Iran–Iraq war, including Operation Tariq al-Qods, Operation Fath ol-Mobin, Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas, Operation Dawn, and Operation Ramadan. He was the commander of the 92nd Armored Division and the 88th Armored Division.^[1][2] He was killed during a war game conducted by 58th Zolfaghar Takavar Division.

Footstep of the Oldman (Persian: ردپای پیر), written by Alireza Poorbozorg in 170 pages, is a biography of Massoud Monfared Niyaki.^[3][4]

The Last Chapter of Love (Persian: آخرین فصل عشق) was a documentary film about Monfared Niyaki broadcast by IRIB 3.^[5]

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