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Ataollah Salehi
General Salehi in 2015
Birth nameAtaollah Salehi
Born (1950-03-09) 9 March 1950 (age 73)
Rudsar, Gilan, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchGround Forces
Years of service1968–2019
RankMajor General
Commands heldIslamic Republic of Iran Army
Imam Ali University
58th Takavar Division
77th Infantry Division
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War
Iran-PJAK conflict
ChildrenAmmar Salehi (son)
Fateme Salehi (daughter)

Ataollah Salehi (Persian: عطاءالله صالحی; born 9 March 1950) is the former and third commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, serving from 2005 until 2017.[1][dubious – discuss] He graduated before the Islamic Revolution from the Iranian Army's military academy in 1971 with the rank of Artillery Second Lieutenant of the Army's Ground Forces.

He has the direct operational command authority over the commanders of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Base.

As head of Iran's regular military, he was a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Quotes

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The enemy has gone insane and given the insane enemy's history, we should always be prepared.[2]

The Iranian nation will observe that we will manufacture the largest destroyer and the most advanced submarines in the region. Mass production of fighter jets, the samples of which were unveiled last year (2008), and plans to manufacture vessels and submarines will be on our agenda in the new (Iranian) year (started 20 March).[3]

Israel can never make its threat operational.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Commander: Iran Mulling Military Buildup in High Seas". Fars News. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Iran tests new weapons to prepare for 'insane enemy'". WorldTribune.com. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Iran to Manufacture Giant Destroyer, Advanced Submarines". Payvand. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Israel can never make its threat operational". Retrieved 17 February 2013.[dead link]
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