Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed SAHEFAJA (Persian: ساحفاجا),[1] is a military intelligence agency with a mission to perform counterespionage measures inside the army in order to prevent, discover and neutralize possible subversions, sabotages and coup d'etats. It has an independent command hierarchy from the army.[2]
| سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1983 |
Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Iran |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Islamic Republic of Iran Army |
Directors
edit- Mustafa Torabipour (1987–1998)
- Mehdi Montazeri (1998–2001)
- Akbar Diyantfar (2001–2005)
- fareang memar nehavandi (2005–?)
- Mohammad Hassan Habibian (?–2018)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "اسم هاي مخفف در نيروهاي مسلح" (in Persian). Parsine. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "قانون ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران" (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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