Alireza Afshar
Iranian military officer
Sardar Alireza Afshar | |
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| Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73)[1] Mashhad, Iran[1] |
| Allegiance | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1982–2007 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands held | Basij[2] IRGC General Staff[3] |
| Awards |  Order of Nasr (1st class)[4] |
Alireza Afshar (Persian: علیرضا افشار) is an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the Minister of Interior, being appointed in August 2007.[5] In this capacity, he served as head of Country's Election Headquarters during 2008 Iranian legislative election.[2]
He was formerly spokesman of Iranian Armed Forces.[5]
He was a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization in the 1980s, and belonged to its right-wing faction.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Biography: Alireza Afshar", Hamshahri (in Persian), 26 August 2007, 29899, retrieved 1 June 2017
- ^ a b Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell (31 December 2008). The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Rand Corporation. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809.
- ^ "اعطای نشان درجه یک نصر به جمعی از فرماندهان دفاع مقدس" (in Persian). Office of the Supreme Leader. 22 May 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mohammad-Ali Rahmani | Commander of Basij 1990–1998 | Succeeded by Mohammad Hejazi |
| New title Staff stablished | Chief of the General Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 1984–1987 | Succeeded by Mohammad Forouzandeh |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Alireza Andalib | Chancellor of Imam Hossein University 1997–2000 | Succeeded by Ahmad Fazaeli |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Vice Minister of Interior for Political Affairs 25 August 2007–27 September 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Head of Country's Election Headquarters 2008 Iranian legislative election | ||
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Commanders of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Agha-Zamani (1980)
- Morteza Rezaee (1980)
- Mohsen Rezaee (1980–97)
- Safavi (1997–07)
- Jafari (2007–19)
- Salami (2019–present)
- Afshar (1984–87)
- Forouzandeh (1987–89)
- Zolghadr (1989–97)
- Alaei (1997–00)
- Ahmadian (2000–07)
- Hejazi (2007–08)
- Taeb (2009–22)
- Kazemi (2022–present)
- Saeedi (1984–94)
- Morteza Rezaee (1994–06)
- Ramezani (2006–08)
- Kazemi (2008–22)
- Rafighdoost (1982–88)
- Shamkhani (1988–89)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sardars
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