[custom_adv] Arteshbod Mohammad Amir Khatami (1920 – 1975) was the commander of the persian air force, advisor to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the second husband of Fatimeh Pahlavi, half-sister of the Shah.Khatami was born in Rasht in 1920. [custom_adv] His father was a tea house owner and later dealt with real estate. His mother was a relative of Imam Jomeh, a significant religious figure in capital and a relative of Nasr ed Din Shah [custom_adv] After graduating from the American High School in Tehran, Khatami then attended the military high school. In 1939, he began to study at the air force branch of the military college and graduated as a second lieutenant. Next he went to the United Kingdom and joined pilot training courses. [custom_adv] He graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. He was also trained at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany, in the 1950s.In 1946, Khatami was named personal pilot of the Shah. [custom_adv] Days before the 19 August 1953 coup on 16 August, the Shah, accompanied by his second wife Sorayya Esfandiary Bakhtiari and Aboul Fath Atabay, escaped from Iran to Iraq and then to Italy by a plane aviated by Khatami. [custom_adv] A declassified CIA report argues that Khatami was close to Hossein Fardoust and Taqi Alavikia, and that they were part of a dowreh, or circle of associates. [custom_adv] The dowreh, along with familial relations, was a significant element in the political functioning of Iran in the Pahlavi era.Until his death, Khatami raised his wealth to nearly $100 million. [custom_adv] Khatami died in a kiting accident on 12 September 1975 in Dezful. His death has been considered to be mysterious and the Shah was implicated in his death. [custom_adv] Khatami died in a kiting accident on 12 September 1975 in Dezful.His death has been considered to be mysterious and the Shah was implicated in his death.