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Hossein Salami
Iranian military officer; commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hossein Salami (Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2][3][4] Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander. On 21 April 2019, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, appointed him as the new Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, replacing major general Mohammad Ali Jafari.
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Golpayegan, Imperial State of Iran |
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Years of service | 1981–present |
Rank | Major general[1] |
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Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War Iranian intervention in Iraq 2024 Iran–Israel conflict |
Salami stands out among the commanders of the IRGC for his use of fiery and aggressive speeches targeting the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia. He has been described as a "top practitioner of psychological warfare". According to researcher Mehdi Khalaji, he has relied on "innovatively circumventing economic sanctions, developing Iran’s missile programme and maintaining the regime’s defiant regional policy".[5]