Esmaeil Kowsari | |
|---|---|
 Kousari in 2018 | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Islamic Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1980–2008; 2017–2021 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | Sarallah Headquarters |
| Commands | 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division[1] |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2021 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Kowsari c. 1955 (age 68–69) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Front of Islamic Revolution Stability[2] |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Alma mater | Imam Hussein University |
Esmaeil Kowsari (Persian: اسماعیل کوثری, born 3 March 1955) is an Iranian military officer and conservative[4] politician who was the deputy chief of Tharallah Headquarters, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit responsible for maintaining security in Tehran.[5]
Kowsari is currently a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr since 2021. He was also a member of Iranian Parliament from 2008 to 2016. [5]
As of 2014, he was the head of the Iranian parliament's committee on defense and national security.[6] He was also a special commission for examining the JCPOA member.[1]
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- ^ a b Luciano Zaccara (2014), "Elections and Authoritarianism in the Islamic Republic of Iran", in Mahmoud Hamad; Khalil al-Anani (eds.), Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 153–178, ISBN 9781137299253
- ^ "Iran News Round Up". Critical Threats Project. American Enterprise Institute. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Esmail Kosari takes over security role in IRGC". Tehran Times. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Qaidaari, Abbas. "More planes, more missiles, more warships: Iran increases its military budget by a third". Al-Monitor. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.