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Hossein Nejat
Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad ( fa, محمدحسین زیبایینژاد), also known as Hossein Nejat ( fa, حسین نجات), is an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who was served as the deputy for its Intelligence Organization. Career Following the Iranian Revolution, he joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, having previously been a member of ''Mansouroun'' guerrilla organization along with later fellow IRGC servicemen Rezaei, Shamkhani, Zolghadr and Rashid. In 1981, he was given the responsibility to protect the officials. In 2000, he became the commander of the Vali Amr corps, which is a protective security unit for the Supreme Leader of Iran and served in the capacity for ten years; and reportedly had a key role during the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests. He later served as the IRGC deputy for cultural and social affairs, being replaced by Mohammad Reza Naqdi Mohammad Reza Naqdi (also spelled "Naghdi"; fa, مح ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar (IRGC)
Sardar ( fa, سردار), roughly equivalent to "General", is the honorific title used for officers of high rank, ranking Second Brigadier General and higher in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and commanders of the Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran (Police) who have previously served in the former military or the Islamic Revolution Committees, as well as the commanders of the disbanded Jihad of Construction. Sardars are often graduates of the University of Command and Staff. The title is equivalent to "''Amir''" or "'' Timsar''" in the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. Ranks being addressed by the title include: See also * Rank insignia of the Iranian military The Rank insignia of the Iranian military are the ranks used by Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. The armed forces are split into the Islamic Republic of Iran Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The ranks used by the Law Enforcem ... References Titles in Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Reza Naqdi
Mohammad Reza Naqdi (also spelled "Naghdi"; fa, محمدرضا نقدی) is a senior officer in the Revolutionary Guards. Background According to the biography published by the semi-official Fars News Agency, Naqdi was born in March 1961 in a middle-class religious family in Shapour neighbourhood of Tehran. Aging 16, he enrolled in University of Guilan in 1977 and co-founded its ''Anjoman-e Eslami''. He helped founding Jihad of Construction in June 1979, before joining the Revolutionary Guards Intelligence Unit. ''The Majalla'' claims that Naqdi is an Iraqi national with Iranian and Persian origins, son of Ali Akbar Thamahniy Shams, who was expelled in 1980 among convoys of Moaveds and was placed in the city of Naqadeh with his family. He was allegedly affiliated with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq. Career Earlier in his career Naqdi served as the Iranian Police Force's Counter-Intelligence Chief and is also reported to have been involved in "crackdowns" during the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esmaeil Kousari
Esmaeil Kowsari ( fa, اسماعیل کوثری, born 3 March 1955) is an Iranian military officer and conservative politician who was the deputy chief of Tharallah Headquarters, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit responsible for maintaining security in Tehran. Kowsari was a member of the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2016, representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr. As of 2014, he was the head of the Iranian parliament's committee on defense and national security. He was also a special commission for examining the JCPOA member. Views He is an outspoken critic of President Hassan Rouhani and his administration, as well as the nuclear negotiations leading to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, terming it "wasting time". Kowsari was among ''Delvāpaṣ'' () attendees of the 2014 landmark anti-nuclear deal conference named "We're Worried", held at the former Embassy of the United States, Tehran. According to ''The Wall Street Journal'', the music on hold for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamidreza Moghaddamfar
Hamidreza Moghaddamfar (born 1961) is an Iranian university professor, expert on strategic issues, cultural and media adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, deputy of the Office of Preservation and Publication of Seyyed Ali Khamenei's Works, secretary of the People's Headquarters of Commemoration of Qassem Soleimani and cultural adviser of the Islamic Azad University. He is in charge of publishing and advertising the works of Seyyed Ali Khamenei (''the current leader of Iran'') to the youth of Europe and North America. He was the CEO of Fars News Agency from 2007 to 2011. Then, he became the cultural and social deputy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (''IRGC'') and was in this position until September 2014. In 2015, Moghadamfar received the official Iran honorary badge of ''The Striving in the Field of Culture and Art''. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the shrine of Sultan Ali ibn Muhammad Baqir. ''Hamidreza Moghaddamf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari ( fa, محمدعلی جعفری, born 1 September 1957, also known as Aziz Jafari and Ali Jafari) is a former commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps from 2007 to 2019. He was appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 1 September 2007, succeeding Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi. According to a 2 September 2007 report by Radio Free Europe, Radio Farda has described Jafari has been close to the conservative subfaction, which includes Mohsen Rezaee, the secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council and former commander of the IRGC and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a former IRGC member and the mayor of Tehran. The replacement of Safavi was thought to be a move to strengthen the conservative faction as a counterweight to the radicalizers around President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whom Safavi is close to. "Observers appear to regard Jafari as principally a tactician, organizer, and 'technical' military man," according to Radio Free E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sar-Allah Headquarters
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Yahya Rahim Safavi
Yahya "Rahim" Safavi ( fa, یحیی (رحیم) صفوی, born 1952) is an Iranian military commander who served as the chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Early life Safavi was born in 1952 in the city of Isfahan, Iran. Career Safavi was one of the leaders of the Iran–Iraq War. During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, he played a key role in the uprising in Herat in November 2001, where American, Iranian and Northern Alliance troops supported a local uprising against the Taliban. He served as the deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps until 1997 when he was appointed its commander, replacing Mohsen Rezaee in 1997. He was replaced as commander of the IRGC by Mohammad Ali Jafari, former director of the Strategic Studies Center of the IRGC on 1 September 2007. Then he was appointed by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei as his special military advisor. Asset freeze On 24 December 2006, Rahim Safavi was listed in United Nations Security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint Staff Of The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( fa, ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی), formerly called General Staff (), was the chief of staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with an aim to coordinate its military branches; and responsible for organization, support, and supervision of all executive affairs within the military. The office was originally created in late 1984 General Provost of IRGC was a subdivision to the Joint Staff. List of Chiefs See also * General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is the most senior military body in Iran, with an aim to implement policy, monitor and coordinate ac ... * Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army References Iran 2 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Military units and format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hossein Dehghan
Hossein Dehghani Poudeh ( fa, حسین دهقانی پوده; born 2 March 1957), commonly known as Hossein Dehghan, is a former IRGC air force officer with the rank of brigadier general and the former minister of defense of Iran. He was designated for the position by President Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013 and confirmed by the parliament on 15 August. He left the office on 20 August 2017. Early life and education Dehghani was born in a village near Shahreza, called Pudeh, Dehaqan County, Isfahan province, in 1957.Biography of Hossein Dehghani , Iranian government official website He received a PhD in management from the University of Tehran. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
