Alireza Afshar
Alireza Afshar | |
|---|---|
| Native name | علیرضا افشار |
| Born | 1951 Mashhad, Iran |
| Died | (aged 74) |
| Allegiance | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Service years | 1982–2007 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | Basij[1] IRGC General Staff[2] |
| Awards | Order of Nasr (1st class)[3] |
Alireza Afshar (Persian: علیرضا افشار; 1951 – 16 October 2025) was an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the Minister of Interior, being appointed in August 2007.[4] In this capacity, he served as head of Country's Election Headquarters during 2008 Iranian legislative election.[1]
Afshar was born in Mashhad, Iran in 1951.[5] He was spokesman of Iranian Armed Forces.[4] Afshar was also a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization in the 1980s, and belonged to its right-wing faction.[6]
Afshar died from heart disease on 16 October 2025, at the age of 74.[7]
References
- ^ a b Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell (31 December 2008). The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Rand Corporation. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809.
- ^ "اعطای نشان درجه یک نصر به جمعی از فرماندهان دفاع مقدس" (in Persian). Office of the Supreme Leader. 22 May 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Biography: Alireza Afshar", Hamshahri (in Persian), 26 August 2007, 29899, retrieved 1 June 2017
- ^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Former IRGC commander Alireza Afshar dies from heart complications". Caliber. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.