Hassan Shateri


Hassan Shateri
Native name
حسن شاطری
Nickname(s)Hessam Khoshnevis
Born1955 (1955)
Semnan Province, Imperial State of Iran
DiedFebruary 12, 2013 (aged 57–58)
Damascus–Beirut Highway, Syria
Buried
Iran
Allegiance Iran
RankMajor General[1]
UnitBasij
Quds Force
Battles / wars1979 Kurdish Rebellion
Iran–Iraq War
Alma materUrmia University (civil engineering)

Hassan Shateri (Persian: حسن شاطری‎; 1955 – February 12, 2013), also known as Hesam Khoshnevis (حسام خوشنویس),[2] was an Iranian military officer and Major General of Iran's elite IRGC Quds Force.[3] He was a veteran of the Iran–Iraq war[3] and head of the Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon after the 2006 Lebanon War, according to Iranian media.[4] He was assassinated in February 2013.[5]

Hojatoleslam Panahian said that "Our Shateri was no less than Mughniyeh", in his meeting with Shateri some years ago[when?] in Lebanon's embassy.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Javedanfar, Meir. "Assassination Will Not Weaken Iran's Support for Assad –". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (14 February 2013). "Elite Iranian general assassinated near Syria-Lebanon border". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. ^ Dominic, Evans; Karouny, Mariam (15 February 2013). "Iranian Guards commander killed in Syria". Reuters. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ^ Fassihi, Farnaz. "Iranian General Is Killed in Syria". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2016.