Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi () is an Iranian senior military officer and politician who is currently coordinator deputy of General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He served as governor and vice minister during presidency of

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born Mahmoud Sabbaghian on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian Iranian principlists, principlist and Iranian nationalism, nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a mem ...

. Aliabadi is sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury. In 2016 Aliabadi referred to Israel as the “Zionist regime” and warned Iran would “raze” Israel in 8 minutes if ordered to do so by supreme leader Khamenei who referred to Israel as “barbaric” and of having ”no cure but to be annihilated.” Aliabadi participated in the 2022

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

conference on international security as deputy chief od the general staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic. In the conference, Aliabadi referred to the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

as “Big Satan” and said that American

totalitarianism Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition from political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and completely controls the public s ...

and unilaterism threatens global security. Aliabadi in the conference also said that Americans cause crisis, sanctions and wars.

Military career

Offices held by general Abdollahi include: * Commander, Gilan Quds Provincial Corps * Commander of Headquarters, Revolutionary Guards Ground Force * Head of Inspection Circle, Revolutionary Guards Joint Staff * Second-in-Command, Revolutionary Guards Air Force * Deputy for Coordination, Law Enforcement Force * Second-in-Command, Law Enforcement Force (until 2005) * Caretaker, Law Enforcement Force (2005) * Deputy for Readiness, Logistics and Industrial Research, General Staff of Armed Forces (2013–2016) * Deputy for Coordination, General Staff of Armed Forces (2016–)

References

Living people Chief commanders of Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran Iranian governors People from Gilan province 1959 births Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generals Iranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions {{law-enforcement-bio-stub