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Batmanghelidj was appointed head of the military office of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was named the chief of the athletic program by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. He was one of the senior military officers who were planning a coup against the Mosaddegh government. On 15 August 1953 Batmanghelidj was arrested and imprisoned when the coup failed.
