Esmail Qaani | |
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Born | Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran | August 8, 1957
Disappeared | 3 October 2024 |
Status | Uncontactable for 3 days |
Allegiance | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Service/ | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Years of service | 1980–present |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | Quds Force |
Battles/wars |
Esmail Qaani (also spelled as Ismail Qaani;[2] Persian: اسماعیل قاآنی; born 8 August 1957)[3] is an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and commander of its Quds Force — a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial operations. The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, appointed Qaani to succeed Qasem Soleimani as Commander of the Quds Force.[4][5][6]