Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad (Persian: محمدحسین زیبایینژاد), also known as Hossein Nejat (Persian: حسین نجات), is an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who was served as the deputy for its Intelligence Organization.[2]
Hossein Nejat | |
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حسین نجات | |
.jpg) Nejat in 2017 | |
| Commander of Thar-Allah Headquarters | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2020 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting) Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Ali Khamenei Mojtaba Khamenei | |
| Preceded by | Esmaeil Kousari |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Jafari |
| Deputy Director of the IRGC Intelligence Organization | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Mohaqeq |
| Vice Commander-in-chief of IRGC for Cultural and Social affairs | |
| In office 2019–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hamidreza Moghadam-far |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Naqdi |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Naqdi |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Vice Minister of Defence for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Larijani |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Vice Secretariat of the SNSC for Political and Social affairs | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | Reza Seifollahi |
| Deputy Chief of Joint Staff of the IRGC | |
| In office 1996–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Hossein Dehghan |
| Succeeded by | Mahdi Mohammadi-Fard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad[1] 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Party | Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (1979–1982) |
| Nickname | Hossein Nejat[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service | IRGC |
Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank |  Brigadier general[2] |
| Commands | Vali Amr Protection Corps (1997–2000) |
| Battles/wars | |
Career
editFollowing the Iranian Revolution, he joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, having previously been a member of Mansouroun guerrilla organization along with later fellow IRGC servicemen Rezaei, Shamkhani, Zolghadr and Rashid.[3] In 1981, he was given the responsibility of protecting the officials. In 2000, he became the commander of the Vali Amr corps, which is a protective security unit for the Supreme Leader of Iran, and served in that capacity for ten years; he reportedly had a key role during the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[1] He later served as the IRGC deputy for cultural and social affairs, he was later replaced by Mohammad Reza Naqdi in late 2016.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Vatanka, Alex (27 February 2017). "Iran's Intelligence Services Compete For Glory". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Hossein Nejat named deputy chief of IRGC intelligence office", Tehran Times, 27 December 2016, retrieved 1 September 2017
- ↑ Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10