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Mohammad Pakpour

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Mohammad Pakpour

Mohammad Pakpour (Persian: محمد پاکپور;‎ born 1961) is an Iranian military officer who has served as the commander of the IRGC since 2025. He previously served as head of the IRGC Ground Forces. On 13 June 2025, he was appointed head of the IRGC following the death of his predecessor, Hossein Salami, in the June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran. Pakpour was succeeded as commander of the Ground Forces by Mohammad Karami.

Infobox

Native name
محمد پاکپور
Born
1961 (age 63–64)Imperial State of Iran
Allegiance
Iran
Branch
IRGC
Years of service
1979–present
Rank
Major general
Commands
IRGC Ground Forces
Battles / wars
mw- li 1979 Kurdish rebellion Iran–Iraq War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Third Battle of Fallujah Iran–PJAK conflict West Iran Clashes Iran–Israel war
Awards
Order of Fath (1st class)
Service years
1979–present

Tables

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Preceded byHossein Salami
Preceded byHossein Salami
Military offices
Preceded byHossein Salami
Military offices
Commander of the Revolutionary Guards 13 June 2025–present
Military offices
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byMohammad Jafar Asadi
Preceded byMohammad Jafar Asadi
Military offices
Preceded byMohammad Jafar Asadi
Military offices
Commander of Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 2009–2025
Military offices
Succeeded byMohammad Karami
Military offices
Preceded byHossein Salami
Commander of the Revolutionary Guards 13 June 2025–present
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byMohammad Jafar Asadi
Commander of Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 2009–2025
Succeeded byMohammad Karami

References

  1. "The commander of the Army Corps"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160427071907/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8807270157
  2. Sardar Mohammad Pakpur
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160422084645/http://mehrnews.com/tag/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1+%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF+%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1
  3. France 24
    https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250613-israel-iran-nuclear
  4. Part of the new commander of land force records
    http://www.asriran.com/fa/news/70950/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87
  5. Guards practical details on destruction of a terrorist squad in South East of Iran
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160427074144/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13940117001431
  6. french.cri.cn
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160423215521/http://french.cri.cn/621/2016/04/10/602s475312.htm
  7. Iranian Guards Corps Debuts 'Hamasseh' Drone, DefenseWorld.net, 13 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
    http://www.defenseworld.net/news/15809/Iranian_Guards_Corps_Debuts__Hamasseh__Drone#.VxC5jpXn9dg
  8. U.S. Department of the Treasury
    https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20190624.aspx
  9. This is Beirut
    https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/articles/1318053/who-is-mohammad-pakpour-iran-s-new-commander-of-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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