Mohammad Pakpour (; born 1961) is an Iranian Major-General and Commander 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)

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since 2009. On 13 June 2025 he was appointed head of the IRGC following the death of his predecessor in the

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History

Pakpour was involved with the

(IRGC) at the beginning of the

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in the Kurdistan Province and was a veteran of the 8-year-long

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. His responsibilities include five years of Army Operations Command, commander of the 8th Najaf Division, commander of

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of Command chief Army's Northern Command headquarters. Pakpur has a PhD in Political Geography and has had responsibility for measures such as fighting terrorism in northwest Iran and establishing security in the southeast region of Iran, as well as the holding of specialized exercises. During a maneuver in

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, he asserted that the IRGC wants to promote the security of the region and the abilities of armed forces and to demonstrate new tactics in military operations. He expressed that drones like

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help to keep the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on their toes and shows the consistency and preparedness of the force.

U.S. sanctions

On 24 June 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned him, freezing any of his

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assets and banning U.S. persons from doing business with him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pakpour, Mohammad Living people Recipients of the Order of Fath Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generals Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War 1961 births Iranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions