SAVAK
Government agency
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SAVAK was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service in the Empire of Iran during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. SAVAK operated from 1957 until prime minister Shapour Bakhtiar ordered its dissolution during the climax of... Wikipedia
Founder: Teymur Bakhtiar
Founded: March 20, 1957
Agency executives: Teymur Bakhtiar (first); Nasser Moghaddam (last)
Dissolved: 12 February 1979
Employees: 5,000 at peak
Formed: 20 March 1957
Headquarters: Tehran