Mir Dad Shah | |
|---|---|
دادشاه | |
| Nationality |  Iranian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Participating in the Balochistan insurgency against the Iranian state |
Mir Dad Shah (Persian: دادشاه), also spelled Mir Daad Shah, was an Iranian Baloch farmer who lived in a village called Nillag within Iranian Balochistan. With the goal of securing an independent Balochistan and largely discontent with Iranian rule, Shah participated in a rebellion and armed insurgency against the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in the 1950s.[1]
- ^ "Killers' Capture in Wilds". Life. Vol. 42, no. 16. 22 April 1957. pp. 40–41. ISSN 0024-3019.