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Esmaeil Sohrabi
Born 1937/1938 (age 87–88)[1]
Place of birth Kermanshah, Iran[1]
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch Imperial Iranian Army
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Years of service 1959-1988
Rank Brigadier General[2]
Unit Airborne Infantry
Commands held Chief-of-Staff
Battles/wars 1979 Kurdish rebellion[1]
Iran–Iraq War

Esmaeil Sohrabi (Persian: اسماعیل سهرابی‎) is an Iranian retired military officer who served as the Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from 25 October 1984[1] until May 1988.[2]

He was an infantry staff colonel when appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini to the office.[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987). "The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic". RAND. ISBN 0-8330-0777-7. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3473.pdf. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Anthony H. Cordesman (1999). "Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction". Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 33. ISBN 0-275-96529-5. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad
Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
1984–1988
Succeeded by
Ali Shahbazi
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