Mohsen Rafighdoost


Mohsen Rafighdoost
Rafighdoost in 2015
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Tehran, Iran
AllegianceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1979–present
RankBrigadier general
Battles / warsIran–Iraq War
Awards Order of Nasr
Head of Mostazafan Foundation
In office
6 September 1989 – 22 July 1999
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byMir-Hossein Mousavi
Succeeded byMohammad Forouzandeh
Minister of Revolutionary Guards
In office
9 November 1982 – 13 September 1988
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byMinistry founded
Succeeded byAli Shamkhani
Personal details
Political partyIslamic Coalition Party

Mohsen Rafighdoust (also Rafiqdoust, Persian: محسن رفیقدوست) is an Iranian Revolutionary Guards military officer and conservative politician. He is a member of the Islamic Coalition Party.[1]

  1. ^ Rahnema, Ali (February 20, 2013) [December 15, 2008]. "ii. Jamʿiyat-e Moʾtalefa and the Islamic Revolution". JAMʿIYAT-E MOʾTALEFA-YE ESLĀMI i. Hayʾathā-ye Moʾtalefa-ye Eslāmi 1963-79. Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 5. Vol. XIV. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 483–500. Retrieved March 15, 2016.