Sardar

Alireza Afshar
Bornc. 1951 (age 72–73)[1]
Mashhad, Iran[1]
AllegianceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1982–2007
RankBrigadier general
Commands heldBasij[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. ^ a b "Biography: Alireza Afshar", Hamshahri (in Persian), 26 August 2007, 29899, retrieved 1 June 2017
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809.
  4. ^ "‌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.
  5. ^ a b "Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Military offices Preceded byMohammad-Ali Rahmani Commander of Basij 1990–1998 Succeeded byMohammad Hejazi New titleStaff stablished Chief of the General Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 1984–1987 Succeeded byMohammad Forouzandeh Academic offices Preceded byAlireza Andalib Chancellor of Imam Hossein University 1997–2000 Succeeded byAhmad Fazaeli Government offices Preceded byMojtaba Samareh Hashemi Vice Minister of Interior for Political Affairs 25 August 2007–27 September 2008 Succeeded byKamran Daneshjoo Head of Country's Election Headquarters 2008 Iranian legislative election


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