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Hossein Salami ( Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). [2] [3] [4] Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC when the Iran–Iraq War started, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander.
- 1981–present
- Major general
Hossein Salami is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC when the Iran–Iraq War started, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander. On 21 April 2019, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, appointed him as the new Commander-in-Chief of the ...
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Sep 14, 2023 · Hossein Salami is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He took over the role in April 2019 from Mohammed Ali Jafari. Salami joined the IRGC upon the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War in September 1980. That year, he joined the IRGC’s Isfahan branch and fought against Iraq from Iranian Kurdistan.
Apr 22, 2019 · On April 21, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Hossein Salami as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The IRGC is Iran’s most powerful military and security organization as well as a key economic player. Major General Salami, a veteran of the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, had been the deputy IRGC commander. He had previously served as head of the IRGC ...
Jun 25, 2019 · Gen Salami was reported as saying that the sailors were crying when they were captured. A photo from the time shows Gen Salami smiling as Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated him for detaining the sailors. In 2007, the IRGC detained 15 members of the British Royal Navy in the Shatt Al Arab waterway separating Iraq and Iran and held them for 15 days.
Apr 22, 2019 · Brig.-Gen. Hossein Salami was promoted to Major General on Sunday and will replace Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Ali Jafari, who has headed the military force since 2007 and was demoted to the post of ...
Jan 6, 2024 · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami speaks during a meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran August 17, 2023.
