Hossein Qajeyi

The martyr commander

Hossein Qajeyi
Born(1958-09-05)5 September 1958
Zarrin Shahr, Lenjan County, Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran
Died5 May 1982(1982-05-05) (aged 23)
Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Allegiance Iran
Service / branchImperial Iranian Army (1974–1977)
Revolutionary Guards (1979–1982)
Years of service1974–1982
RankNone
Major General (posthumously)
Unit27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division
Commands
Battles / wars
Awards Order of Fath

Hossein Qajeyi (born September 5, 1958 – May 5, 1982) was an Iranian military commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and prominent military figure in the Iran-Iraq War. He was the founder of the IRGC's 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division and served as the division's first commander during the war.[1]

  1. ^ ""سردار شهید قجه‌ای،شاه کلید فتح خرمشهر"" (in Persian). IRIB News Agency. Retrieved 31 October 2019.