Hossein Salami (Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. [2] [3] [4] Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander.

4 days ago · Major General Hossein Salami has risen through the ranks of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since its inception after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. He served on the battlefield during the Iran-Iraq War, spent part of his career in the IRGC’s academic establishment, commanded its Air Force, served as its second-in-command ...

Commander since April 2019 of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), part of Iran's military that contributes to Iran's nuclear and missile programs and oversees Iranian arms transfers and other material support to non-state armed groups and terrorist organizations abroad.

Dec 28, 2023 · Chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami addresses in front of the portrait of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a high ranking general of the guard, who was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday, during his funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.

Sep 14, 2023 · The commander-in-chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, is one of three senior officials targeted in a rare criminal complaint filed with Paris prosecutors Thursday.

1 day ago · Iran has inaugurated its first drone-carrier warship, saying the vessel is capable of operating in oceans far from its mainland. ... Chief of the Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, said at the ceremony that the warship can travel “independently” in seas for up to one year.

Dec 23, 2024 · Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), stated that Iranian support for the Resistance factions is solely political, while they rely on themselves for weapons production.

5 days ago · This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on February 1, 2025, shows IRGC commander-in-chief Major General Hossein Salami (C) alongside ...

On 21 April 2019 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed 59-year old Hossein Salami as the new chief commander for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, the IRGC. Salami had been the IRGC's deputy...

Dec 23, 2024 · TEHRAN – Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), emphasized the steadfast resilience and independence of the regional Axis of Resistance.