| Sardar Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr | |
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| Born | c. 1954/1955 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Place of birth | Fasa, Iran |
| Allegiance | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1979–2006; 2007–2009 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands held | Joint Staff |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (Persian: محمدباقر ذوالقدر) is an Iranian retired military commander who currently serves as the deputy for strategic, societal–security and crime prevention affairs in the Judicial system of Iran.[2] He is former Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[3]
Military career[]
In the early 1980s, Zolghadr co-headed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' educational division.[4] He later served as the commander of IRGC Irregular Warfare Headquarters, as well as Ramazan Headquarters.[2] Zolghadr served as the deputy commander of the IRGC.[3] In 2007, Zolghadr was appointed as the deputy chief of general staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-related affairs.[5]
Political activity[]
Following the Iranian Revolution, Zolghadr joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization and belonged to its right-wing faction,[6] having previously been a member of Mansouroun guerrilla organization along with later fellow IRGC servicemen Rezaei, Shamkhani and Rashid.[7] He is reportedly "one of the founders" of Ansar-e Hezbollah.[3]
Judicial career[]
Zolghadr was appointed as the deputy Judiciary chief for strategic affairs on 14 May 2012,[8] having previously served as the advisor to the Chief Justice Sadeq Larijani since 2010.[9]
References[]
- ↑ "Revolutionary Guardsman Wins Top Iran Security Post". Agence France Presse. 1 December 2005. http://www.arabnews.com/node/276740. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ali Alfoneh (29 March 2012). "Generational change in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force: Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi". Middle Eastern Outlook. http://www.aei.org/publication/generational-change-in-the-iranian-revolutionary-guards-corps-quds-force-brigadier-general-iraj-masjedi/. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 104. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA492568&Location=U. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Saeed Aganji (24 February 2015). "IRGC to reopen its own high schools". Al-Monitor. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/02/iran-irgc-sepah-high-school.html. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ "Leader Appoints Deputy Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-Related Affairs". Khamenei.ir. 11 December 2007. http://english.khamenei.ir/news/8/Leader-Appoints-Deputy-Chief-of-General-Staff-of-Iranian-Armed. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ↑ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/05/the-political-groups.html. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Alfoneh, Ali (2013). "Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship". AEI Press. pp. 8–10.
- ↑ "Iranian judiciary chief appoints new Judicial officials". Mehr News Agency. 14 May 2012. http://www.oananews.org/content/photo/politics/iranian-judiciary-chief-appoints-new-judicial-officials. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ Massoumeh Torfeh (8 January 2010). "Iran's judiciary takes a military colour". Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jan/08/iran-judiciary-military-colour. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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