Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar | |
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| Born | 2 December 1956[citation needed] Tehran, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Revolutionary Committee Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1979–2005[1] |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 3 September 2009 – 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Sadegh Mahsouli |
| Succeeded by | Abdolreza Rahmani |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 24 August 2005 – 3 September 2009 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Ali Shamkhani |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Vahidi |
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar (Persian: مصطفى محمدنجّار, born 2 December[citation needed] 1956) is an Iranian politician and retired IRGC general. He was interior minister of Iran from 2009 to 2013[3] and minister of defense in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009.[4] He is also a veteran of the IRGC.[5]
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