Hassan Alavikia (Persian: حسن علویکیا, [hæsæn ælævikiːɒː]; 1 December 1910 – 20 April 2013) was an Iranian general and businessman in the Pahlavi-era.
[2][4][5][6][7][8] In 1962, he was appointed as head of the European Operations Division of the SAVAK (1962–1967) by the Shah,[9] which at the time was headquartered in Cologne, Germany.
He retired from the military in 1967, and continued his professional career with the establishment of several successful businesses in both the agricultural and real estate industries.
He spent the remainder of his life in exile in Paris, France, Gstaad, Switzerland, and Del Mar, California, where his three daughters and their families resided.
He died on 20 April 2013 in La Jolla, California, surrounded by his wife, three children, and five grandchildren.