Bijan Assem

Brigadier General Bijan Assem (&lrm;; born 1944) was an acclaimed Iranian َAir Force commander and a national hero serving for the full duration of the Iran-Iraq War. His record qualifies him as an ace and one of the most successful commander of that conflict. He served the IIAF (1963–1979), and stayed on to serve in the IRIAF(1980–1988) when it was somewhat dangerous for high-ranked officers and pilots to continue their military service.

Education

 * University of Tehran, BSME.
 * Imperial Iranian Air Force Academy
 * RAF: Special Training
 * USAF: Special Training

Career

 * TAB1 - Mehrabad International Airport
 * TAB2 - Tabriz International Airport
 * TAB3 - Shahrokhi Air Base
 * TAB4 - Dezful Vahdati Air Base
 * TAB5 - Omidiyeh Air Base
 * TAB6 - Bushehr Airport
 * TAB7 - Shiraz International Airport
 * TAB8 - Khatami Air Base
 * TAB11 - Doshan Tappeh Air Base
 * TAB12 - Ghale Morghi Air Base

Missions

 * Kaman 99
 * Operation Scorch Sword
 * Morvarid
 * Liberation of Khorramshahr
 * Attack on H3