Hossein Nejat
Sardar Hossein Nejat | |
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| Birth name | Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad[1] |
| Nickname(s) | Hossein Nejat[1] |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | Brigadier general[2] |
| Battles/wars | Iran–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
- ^ a b c Vatanka, Alex (27 February 2017). "Iran's Intelligence Services Compete For Glory". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Hossein Nejat named deputy chief of IRGC intelligence office", Tehran Times, 27 December 2016, retrieved 1 September 2017
- ^ Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | 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 by Reza Seifollahi |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by | Deputy Chief of Joint Staff of the IRGC 1996–1997 | Succeeded by Mahdi Mohammadi-Fard |
| Preceded by | Commander of Sar-Allah Headquarters 1997–2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by ? | Commander of Vali Amr Protection Corps 2000–2010 | Succeeded by Ebrahim Jabbari |
| Preceded by | Vice Commander-in-chief of IRGC for Cultural and Social affairs 2014–2016 2019 – 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by ? | Deputy Chief of Intelligence Organization of the IRGC 2016–2019 | Succeeded by Hassan Mohaghegh |
| Preceded by | Deputy Commander of Sar-Allah Headquarters 2020–present | Incumbent |
