Mohammad Forouzandeh | |
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| Service | Revolutionary Guards[1] General Staff |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 27 February 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Head of Mostazafan Foundation | |
| In office 22 July 1999 – 22 July 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Rafighdoost |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Saeedikia |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 16 August 1993 – 20 August 1997 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Akbar Torkan |
| Succeeded by | Ali Shamkhani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Mohammad Forouzandeh (Persian: محمد فروزنده) is an Iranian politician and security figure. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
He was the former head of the Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan (Foundation of the Oppressed and Disabled).[2] His tenure as head of the foundation began on December 3, 2004, and was renewed for another five years on December 2, 2009.[3] He resigned from his post on July 22, 2014, and was replaced by Mohammad Saeedikia. He served as chief of staff of the Revolutionary Guard from late 1987 to 1989[4] and later as Defense Minister of Iran.[5]
- ^ Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D. Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell; Rasool Nafisi; S. R. Bohandy (2009). "The Rise of the Pasdaran" (PDF). RAND Corporation. p. 106. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Bonyad-e Mostazafan van Janbazan: Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (MJF)GlobalSecurity.org Page last modified: 10-07-2008. 15 March 2009
- ^ Bonyad Chief Reinstated Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Iran Daily, December 3, 2005.
- ^ James Bruce (1989), "Iran Strengthens Guards with Leader Reshuffle", Jane's Defence Weekly, 12: 703
- ^ Katzman, Kenneth. "Iran’s Bonyads: Economic Strengths and Weaknesses". 6 August 2006 Archived 25 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15-May-2009