Arteshbod Jafar Shafaghat ( Persian : جعفر شفقت ; c. 1915 – February 4, 2001) was an Iranian General officer during the Pahlavi-era and was the last Minister of Defense in Shapour Bakhtiar 's government (1978 — 1979). Shafaghat was the last Pahlavi era governor of East Azerbaijan province . He died in exile in Nice , France .