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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]
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| Birth name | Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad[1] |
| Nickname(s) | Hossein Nejat[1] |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | Brigadier general[2] |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Following 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 to protect 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 the capacity for ten years; and 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, being replaced by Mohammad Reza Naqdi in late 2016.[2]
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