Major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Gholam Ali Rashid ( fa, غلامعلی رشید) is the commander of
Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarter and former deputy chief of the
who was among decision-making commanders in the
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...
.
Also, Gholam Ali along with
Mohammad Ali Ja'fari,
Ali Fadavi
Ali Fadavi ( fa, علی فدوی) is an Iranian military officer who currently holds office as the second highest commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hierarchy.
Early life and education
He was born in 1961. Fadavi studied at Isf ...
,
Qasem Soleymani
Qasem Soleimani ( fa, قاسم سلیمانی, ; 11 March 19573January 2020) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian military Officer (armed forces), officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until Assassination of Qase ...
, and
Mohammad Bagheri is member of command network in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In the news
Gholam Ali Rashid declared that Iran may attack
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
military equipment and nuclear sites in a military war.
In a conference in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
, he announced that Iranian commanders are in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon to give military advice.
Gholam Ali Rashid stated: "the nuclear issue and human rights are merely pretexts". Also he mentioned "stressing that those raising such issues against Iran actually have problems with
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
."
He said that any military action against Iran by the United States would be a strategic mistake.
See also
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List of Iranian two-star generals since 1979
There are currently 12 two-star officers in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran: four with the regular army (''Artesh'') background, seven who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and one with both backgrounds.
Although t ...
*
List of Iranian commanders in the Iran–Iraq War
This is a list of commanders of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the Iran–Iraq War (1980–88).
Leaders
;Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces
* Abolhassan Banisadr (''Start of War'' – 10 June 1981)
* Ruholl ...
References
External links
Photo of Gholam Ali Rashid in the Iran-Iraq war
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Living people
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps major generals
Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization politicians
1953 births
Iranian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions