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Jalil Zandi

1951 - 2001

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Jalil Zandi (Persian: جلیل زندی; 1951–2001) was a fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) who served during all of the Iran–Iraq War. His combat record qualifies him as one of the most successful pilots of that conflict in air-to-air combat, as well as one of the most successful Iranian aces ever. It also made him the most successful pilot in the history of the F-14 Tomcat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jalil Zandi is the 1,820th most popular military personnel (down from 1,587th in 2024), the 393rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 337th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jalil Zandi ranks 1,820 out of 2,058. Before him are Zhanna Yorkina, Luigi Capello, Mizuno Tadakuni, Friedrich von Scholtz, Andy Green, and Somnath Sharma. After him are Aris Velouchiotis, Oliver Hazard Perry, Tolmides, Gilad Shalit, Duke Alexander of Oldenburg, and Józef Kowalski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jalil Zandi ranks 398. Before him are Jimi Jamison, Gaston Kaboré, Miguel Sandoval, Horace Andy, Fyodor Konyukhov, and Ali Tarhouni. After him are Pany Yathotou, Linda Grant, Ismail Abilov, Tom Wopat, Kaori Momoi, and Alexei Uchitel. Among people deceased in 2001, Jalil Zandi ranks 248. Before him are Mordecai Richler, Gholam Reza Azhari, Ranko Marinković, Jacques-Louis Lions, Maximos V Hakim, and Bent Hansen. After him are Daniel Lewin, Arne Sucksdorff, Vasili Kuznetsov, Charles Régnier, Thomas Sebeok, and Francis Bebey.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Jalil Zandi ranks 393 out of 631. Before him are Ali Javan (1926), Gholam Reza Azhari (1912), Fatemeh Pahlavi (1928), Hassan Habibi (1937), Marshall Manesh (1950), and Mehdi Taremi (1992). After him are Homa Darabi (1940), Saeed Jalili (1965), Hassan Ali Mansur (1923), Emam-Ali Habibi (1931), Guity Novin (1944), and Navid Negahban (1968).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iran

Among military personnels born in Iran, Jalil Zandi ranks 15. Before him are Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960), Amir Ali Hajizadeh (1962), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Mohammad Pakpour (null), Ahmad Vahidi (1958), and Mohammad Reza Zahedi (1960). After him are Amir Hatami (null), Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani (1960), Aziz Nasirzadeh (1964), Abbas Nilforoushan (1966), Razi Mousavi (1962), and Nasser Shabani (1957).

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