Ali Sayyad Shirazi | |
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 Shirazi in his uniform pictured during the Iran-Iraq War | |
| Born | 13 June 1944 Kaboudgonbad, Khorasan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 10 April 1999 (aged 54) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Allegiance |  Imperial State of Iran (1964–1979) Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–1999) |
| Service | Iranian Army (1964–1989) General Staff (1989–1999) |
| Years of service | 1964–1999 |
| Rank | Major General[1] Lieutenant general (posthumously) |
| Commands | Ground Force |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | .svg){kind=small} Order of Fath (two 1st Classes)[2] |
Ali Sayad Shirazi (Persian: علی صیاد شیرازی, 13 June 1944[3][4] – 10 April 1999) was an Iranian military officer. He served as commander of the Iranian Ground Forces during the Iran–Iraq War and was a key military figure during the war. He was assassinated by Mojahedin-e Khalq[5] in 1999 while serving as the deputy chief of the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff.
- ^ Ali Chenar (2 April 2010), "Exploiting Martyrs for Propaganda", Tehran Bureau, PBS, retrieved 5 October 2017
- ^ Poursafa, Mahdi (20 January 2014). گزارش فارس از تاریخچه نشانهای نظامی ایران، از «اقدس» تا «فتح»؛ مدالهایی که بر سینه سرداران ایرانی نشسته است [From "Aghdas" to "Fath": Medals resting on the chest of Iranian Serdars]. Fars News (in Persian). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ زندگینامه شهید صیاد شیرازی (in Persian)
- ^ روایت تصویری زندگی «امیر سپهبد شهید علی صیاد شیرازی» (in Persian)
- ^ "Iranian General Is Assassinated in Teheran". The New York Times. The Reuters. 11 April 1999. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.