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Ali Sayad Shirazi
Iranian military general (1944–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ali Sayyad Shirazi (Persian: علی صیاد شیرازی, 13 June 1944[3][4] – 10 April 1999) was an Iranian military officer. He served as commander of the Iranian Ground Forces during the Iran–Iraq War and was a key military figure during the war. He was assassinated by Mojahedin-e Khalq[5] in 1999 while serving as the deputy chief of the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff.
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Born | (1944-06-13)13 June 1944 Kaboudgonbad, Khorasan, Imperial State of Iran |
Died | 10 April 1999(1999-04-10) (aged 54) Tehran, Iran |
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | Army (1964–1989) General Staff (1989–1999) |
Years of service | 1964–1999 |
Rank | Major General[1] Lieutenant general (posthumously) |
Commands held | Ground Force |
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