| Sardar Alireza Afshar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73)[1] |
| Place of birth | 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography: Alireza Afshar" (in Persian). Hamshahri. 26 August 2007. 29899. http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/29899.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA492568&Location=U. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". pp. 389–402. Digital object identifier:10.1080/00210869308701809.
- ↑ "اعطای نشان درجه یک نصر به جمعی از فرماندهان دفاع مقدس" (in Persian). Office of the Supreme Leader. 22 May 2000. http://www.leader.ir/fa/content/1909/. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. https://www.rferl.org/a/1078356.html. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/05/the-political-groups.html. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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