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Hossein Nejat
Birth nameMohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad[1]
Nickname(s)Hossein Nejat[1]
AllegianceIran
Service/branchRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1981–present
RankBrigadier general[2]
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad (Persian: محمدحسین زیبایی‌نژاد), also known as Hossein Nejat (Persian: حسین نجات), is an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who was served as the deputy for its Intelligence Organization.[2]

Career

Following the Iranian Revolution, he joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, having previously been a member of Mansouroun guerrilla organization along with later fellow IRGC servicemen Rezaei, Shamkhani, Zolghadr and Rashid.[3] In 1981, he was given the responsibility to protect the officials. In 2000, he became the commander of the Vali Amr corps, which is a protective security unit for the Supreme Leader of Iran and served in the capacity for ten years; and reportedly had a key role during the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[1] He later served as the IRGC deputy for cultural and social affairs, being replaced by Mohammad Reza Naqdi in late 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Vatanka, Alex (27 February 2017). "Iran's Intelligence Services Compete For Glory". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Hossein Nejat named deputy chief of IRGC intelligence office", Tehran Times, 27 December 2016, retrieved 1 September 2017
  3. ^ Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10
Political offices Preceded byAli Larijani Vice Minister of Defence for Parliamentary Affairs 1989–1990 Succeeded by? Preceded by? Vice Secretariat of the SNSC for Political and Social affairs 2010–2013 Succeeded byReza Seifollahi Military offices Preceded byHossein Dehghan Deputy Chief of Joint Staff of the IRGC 1996–1997 Succeeded byMahdi Mohammadi-Fard Preceded byYahya Rahim Safavi Commander of Sar-Allah Headquarters 1997–2000 Succeeded byMohammad Ali Jafari Preceded by? Commander of Vali Amr Protection Corps 2000–2010 Succeeded byEbrahim Jabbari Preceded byHamidreza Moghadam-far Vice Commander-in-chief of IRGC for Cultural and Social affairs 2014–20162019 – 2020 Succeeded byMohammad Reza Naqdi Preceded byMohammad Reza Naqdi Succeeded by Preceded by? Deputy Chief of Intelligence Organization of the IRGC 2016–2019 Succeeded byHassan Mohaghegh Preceded byEsmaeil Kousari Deputy Commander of Sar-Allah Headquarters 2020–present Incumbent
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