Mohammad Bagheri | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mohammad_Bagheri_2022_(cropped).jpeg) Bagheri in 2022 | |
| Birth name | Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi[1] |
| Born | c. 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)[2][failed verification] Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1979–present[3] |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Operations and Intelligence Deputy of General Staff Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Operations, General Staff |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Fath_Medal.jpg){kind=small} Order of Fath (3)&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Order_of_Nasr_Ribbon.svg){kind=small} Order of Nasr |
Major General Mohammad Bagheri (Persian: محمد باقری), born Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi[4] (Persian: محمدحسین افشردی) is an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who serves as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[5]
- ^ Arash Karami (28 June 2016). "Khamenei appoints new head of Iran's armed forces". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Kenneth Katzman (6 February 2017), "Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies" (PDF), Congressional Research Service, Federation of American Scientists, p. 22, retrieved 1 March 2017
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
TWIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Later changed his last name to his mothers last name after the death of his father.
- ^ "If ISIS attacks Baghdad, Iran will intervene militarily, says Iranian general". IranGeo. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2016.