Hossein Ashtari


Hossein Ashtari
Born1959
Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchRevolutionary Guards
Law Enforcement Command
RankBrigadier general
Battles/wars

Hossein Ashtari (Persian: حسین اشتری) is an Iranian military officer who served as Iran's Chief of police, the chief commander of Law Enforcement Command, from 2015 until early 2023.

Prior to the appointment, he was second-in-command of the forces replacing Ahmad-Reza Radan, having previously served as the commander of Intelligence and Security Police until 2014.[1]

Ashtari is a former general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2]

  1. ^ "Security forces chief replaces deputy". Radio Zamaneh. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Iran's Law Enforcement Shuffle Reflects Concern About Protests". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 2022-01-27.