Mansour Haghdoust

Mansour Haghdoust (1962–2001) was an Iranian IRGC commander and one of the first IRGC members to become an acting commander during the Iran–Iraq War. After the war he started studying in physics and was granted a PhD in Quantum mechanics from the University of Kashan. Notable Iranian generals such as Ahmad Kazemi and Mohammad Bagheri have called him the father of Sunni Basij and the Godfather of Iranian Paramilitary forces. He died in the year 2001 because of severe injuries to his kidneys by Chemical warfare. He was one of the commanders of 33rd Al-Mahdi Division and the deputy commander of 8th Najaf Ashraf Division, 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division and 31st Ashura Division.^[1]