Hossein Hamadani

Hossein Hamadani, also spelled Hamedani (Persian: حسین همدانی; December 15, 1950 – October 7, 2015), was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander. He was posthumously promoted to a Major General.

Sardar Hossein Hamedani
Native name	حسین همدانی
Born	(1950-12-15)15 December 1950 Abadan, Imperial State of Iran
Died	7 October 2015(2015-10-07) (aged 64) Aleppo, Syria
Buried	Hamedan, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service	1979–2015
Rank	Brigadier general Major General (posthumously)
Unit	Quds Force
Commands	Ansar-al-Hossein Division of Hamedan Rassoulollah Corps (2009–2014)
Battles/wars	1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran Iran–Iraq War  (WIA) Operation Before the Dawn Operation Mersad Syrian Civil War †
Awards	Order of Fath (2)

Biography

Hamadani was born in Abadan, Iran. His parents were originally from Hamadan.

Hamadani first rose to prominence during the 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran and the Iran–Iraq War, where he helped suppress the Communist rebellion in Iranian Kurdistan. Mohammad Ali Jafari appointed him as Deputy Commander of the IRGC in 2005, and together they planned how to deal with any attempted "velvet revolution" in Iran. Hamadani subsequently helped to suppress the 2009 election protests in Iran.^[1] He had been head of the IRGC's Rassoulollah Corps in charge of Greater Tehran from November 2009 until January 2014,^[2] and had been subject to international sanctions since 14 April 2011.^[3][4]

Hamadani had written three books:

• Moonlight of Khayyen (مهتاب خین)), narrating the Iranian Revolution, conflicts in Kordestan, and the Iran–Iraq War.
• Conquerors of Khorramshahr (فاتحان خرمشهر), narrating the Liberation of Khorramshahr.
• Brother, It's Duty (تکلیف است برادر), an autobiography.^[5][1]

Hamadani also served in Syria as both an advisor to the Syrian army during the Syrian Civil War and as overseer for Quds Force operations in support of the Syrian government.^[6]

Hamadani was killed in an ISIL attack in Aleppo, Syria on 7 October 2015.^[7][8]

References

1. "What Is Iran Doing in Syria?". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
2. "Hossein Hamedani". Ukforiranians.fco.gov.uk. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
3. "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF). Hm-treasury.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
4. "Consolidated federal laws of canada, Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations". 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
5. "سه کتابی که از سردار همدانی به یادگار ماند". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
6. "Top Iranian Official Acknowledges Syria Role". Wall Street Journal. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
7. "Berater im Kampf gegen IS: Iranischer General in Syrien getötet". Der Spiegel (in German). 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
8. Lizzie Dearden (9 October 2015). "Iranian commander Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani killed by Isis while advising Syrian regime". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

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