Mohammad Bagheri (Iranian commander)

Sardar
Mohammad Bagheri

Bagheri in Great Prophet 95 Wargame - April 2016
Native name محمد باقری
Allegiance Iran Iran
Service/branch IRGC
Years of service 1980–present
Rank Major General
Commands held Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Battles/wars Iran–Iraq War
Awards Fath Medal of Honor (3)
Nasr Medal of Honor

Major general Mohammad Bagheri (Persian: محمد باقری‎‎) is the Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1][2][3] He was promoted from his previous position as deputy chief of staff on June 28, 2016, replacing Hassan Firouzabadi.[4] Before that, he was deputy of Intelligence and Operations in the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC). His brother, Hassan Bagheri, was an important commander in the Iran-Iraq war.[5]


Mohammad Bagheri and other commanders, including Mohammad Ali Jafari, Ali Fadavi, and Gholam Ali Rashid, are members of a group identified by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) as the IRGC Command Network. According to AEI's Critical Threats Project, the group "...dominates the upper echelons of Iran’s military and controls planning, operations, intelligence, covert and irregular warfare operations, and internal security."[6]

Speaking of ISIS, Mohammad Bagheri said "Baghdad is our red line" and declared that Iran would intervene militarily if ISIS were to attack Baghdad.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "If ISIS attacks Baghdad, Iran will intervene militarily, says Iranian general". IranGeo. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Iran's Armed Force's General Staff". The Arkenstone. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Pyruz, Mark (15 October 2015). "China's deputy chief of staff meets with IRIN and IRGC in Tehran". Uskowioniran. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Erdbrink, Thomas, Iran’s Supreme Leader Shakes Up Military Command New York Times, 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Major General Gholamhosayn Afshord martyr (Hassan Bagheri)". tebyan. Retrieved September 16, 2004.
  6. ↑ Fulton, Will. "IRGC Command Network: Formal Structures and Informal Influence" (PDF). AEI Critical Threats Project. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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Preceded by
Hassan Firouzabadi		 Chief-of-Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces
2016–present 		Incumbent
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