Mehdi Rabbani (; died 13 June 2025) was an Iranian
brigadier general in the Iranian
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khom ...
(IRGC). He served as Deputy Head for Operations of the
from 2016 until his death in 2025, during the start of the
Iran–Israel war
The Iran–Israel War is an ongoing armed conflict between Iran and Israel. Active hostilities broke out amid poor relations between Iran and Israel, 2025 United States–Iran negotiations , negotiations between Iran and the United States ov ...
.
Career
Rabbani began his military career during the
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...
as a member of the Iranian
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khom ...
(IRGC). From the mid-1990s until 2001, he commanded the
Najaf Ashraf Base. He then served as commander of the
Samen-ol-A'emeh Base from 2001 to 2004 while also leading the
5th Nasr Division and acting as the senior IRGC commander in
Khorasan Province
Khorasan ( ; also transcribed as Khurasan, Xorasan and Khorassan), also called Traxiane during Hellenistic and Parthian Empire, Parthian times, was a Provinces of Iran, province in northeastern Iran until September 2004, when it was divided in ...
.
Between 2005 and 2012, he served as Deputy Commander of the
Sarallah Headquarters
Sarallah () is a neighborhood in the city of Tashan in Tashan District, Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sarallah's population was 898 in 187 households, when it was ...
, and from 2011 to 2016, he was the Deputy for Operations of the IRGC. From September 2016 until June 2025, he was Deputy for Operations of the
.
Death
Rabbani was killed June 13, 2025.
His funeral held on 28 June was set to take place along with those of all the top commanders killed during the Iran–Israel war.
See also
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List of Iranian two-star generals since 1979
There are currently 3 two-star officers in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran: one with the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, regular army (''Artesh'') background and two who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Although th ...
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Davoud Sheikhian
Davoud Sheikhian (; died 13 June 2025) was an Iranian military officer and Brigadier General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He served as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force and was regarded as a ...
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khom ...
*
IRGC Aerospace Force
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; , acronymed in Persian as NEHSA), is the Iran's ballistic missiles program, strategic missile, air forc ...
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Iran–Israel proxy conflict
The Iran–Israel proxy conflict, also known as the Iran–Israel proxy war or Iran–Israel Cold War, is an ongoing Proxy war, proxy conflict between Iran and Israel. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia milit ...
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Iran-Israel War
References
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20th-century births
2025 deaths
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War
Assassinated Iranian people
Recipients of the Order of Fath
Terrorism deaths in Iran
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generals
Year of birth missing
Assassinated Iranian military personnel
Deaths by Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War
21st-century Iranian military personnel