Mahmoud Sakhaie (Persian: محمود سخائی) (1917 – 19 August 1953) was an Iranian sports shooter and militaryperson (with Major rank).
[1] He was also a pro-Mosaddegh who was appointed as the director of Kerman Police Department when the latter was the Prime Minister.
During the 1953 Iranian coup d'état he was killed by anti-Mosaddeghs at his office.
[2] Manouchehr Sakhaie, an Iranian singer who was his brother, sang a song called پرستو (Parastoo, which means skylark) in his tribute.
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