Ali Hojjat Kashani (Persian: علی حجت کاشانی;‎1919 – 11 April 1979) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Army of Iran and the deputy prime minister.^[1] He was head of the Physical Education Organization.^[2] He was executed in Qasr Prison after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.^[3] During his tenure Iranian sportspeople won 64 medals at the Asian Games in Tehran, including 30 gold medal.^[4] He also played an important role in the re-admission of Chinese sports to international forums.^[3]

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Timsar Ali Hojjat Kashani
علی حجت کاشانی
Director of Physical Education Organization
In office 1969 – 7 August 1977
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime Minister	Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Succeeded by	Nader Jahanbani
Personal details
Born	9 April 1919 Iran
Died	11 April 1979(1979-04-11) (aged 60)
Military service
Branch/service	Imperial Iranian Army
Rank	Lieutenant general

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He was known as the "Timsar Hojjat" among the people of the sports community.