MILITARY PERSONNEL

Mohammad Reza Zahedi

1960 - 2024

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Mohammad Reza Zahedi (Persian: محمدرضا زاهدی; 2 November 1960 – 1 April 2024) was an Iranian military officer. A senior figure within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), he had previously commanded the IRGC Aerospace Force and the IRGC Ground Forces, and was commanding the Quds Force unit 18000 in Lebanon and Syria at the time of his death. In 2024, Zahedi was killed by an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was the only Iranian to sit on the Shura, or guiding council, of Hezbollah. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammad Reza Zahedi is the 1,727th most popular military personnel, the 368th most popular biography from Iran and the 14th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.

Mohammad Reza Zahedi was an Iranian military officer best known for his role as the commander of the Imperial Iranian Army during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He played a significant part in the military's response to the uprising and subsequently fled Iran after the revolution.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Mohammad Reza Zahedi ranks 1,727 out of 2,058. Before him are Abu Obaida, Antonio Luna, Roy Urquhart, Kurt Martti Wallenius, Marwan Issa, and Shirase Nobu. After him are Bartolina Sisa, Padma Bandopadhyay, Irvin McDowell, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Alfons Rebane, and Fernand de Langle de Cary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Mohammad Reza Zahedi ranks 245. Before him are Mykelti Williamson, Igor Larionov, Mick Hucknall, Bruno Retailleau, Shinya Tsukamoto, and Carol Alt. After him are Kazuo Ozaki, Barbara Broccoli, Tomislav Ivković, David Baldacci, Linden Ashby, and Christophe Gans. Among people deceased in 2024, Mohammad Reza Zahedi ranks 328. Before him are Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Lieberman, Bob Schul, Damo Suzuki, Marwan Issa, and Hans-Emil Schuster. After him are Yoshiko Kuga, Jorge Toro, Akebono Tarō, Linda Lavin, Dieter Burdenski, and Richard Lewis.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mohammad Reza Zahedi ranks 368 out of 631. Before him are Cassandra Clare (1973), Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958), Bozorg Alavi (1904), Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi (1935), Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh (1892), and Masoud Kimiai (1941). After him are Bahram Beyzai (1938), Mohammad Mirmohammadi (1948), Zahra Rahnavard (1945), Ehsan Yarshater (1920), Ebi (1949), and Homayoun Ershadi (1947).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iran

Among military personnels born in Iran, Mohammad Reza Zahedi ranks 14. Before him are Esmail Ghaani (1957), Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960), Amir Ali Hajizadeh (1962), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Mohammad Pakpour (null), and Ahmad Vahidi (1958). After him are Jalil Zandi (1951), Amir Hatami (null), Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani (1960), Aziz Nasirzadeh (1964), Abbas Nilforoushan (1966), and Razi Mousavi (1962).

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