[3] Following the proclamation of the martial law on 20 March 1951 after the approval of the nationalization of oil by the Senate he was appointed military governor.

[4] Hejazi was also made the chief of police on the same date replacing General Mohammad Faftari who had resigned from the post.

[3] The reason for Hejazi's removal was his alliance with Fazlollah Zahedi who was a retired military officer and senator and a rival of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.

[3] On 13 October 1952 an arrest warrant was issued for Hejazi, Assadollah Rashidian, his brother and others.

[1][2] The Iranian newspapers of the period reported his death as "while cleaning his gun, a bullet suddenly came out of the barrel and killed him [Hejazi].