Mohammad-Sadegh Salehimanesh

Mohammad-Sadegh Salehimanesh
محمدصادق صالحی‌منش
Governor of Qom Province
In office
18 December 2013 – 25 June 2015
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byKaram-Reza Piriayi
Succeeded bySeyyed Mehdi Sadeghi
Personal details
BornJuly 1959
Yazd, Iran
Died22 December 2025(2025-12-22) (aged 66)
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceCommittee
Revolutionary Guards
Years of service1980–1993
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Mohammad-Sadegh Salehimanesh (Persian: محمدصادق صالحی‌منش; July 1959 – 22 December 2025) was an Iranian cleric and politician.

Life and career

Salehimanesh was born in July 1959.[1] He was founder and commander of the Vali-ye Amr special forces unit, responsible for the security of the Supreme Leader of Iran, from 1986 to 1993 and subsequently held several offices in the Ministry of Intelligence before being appointed as the governor of Qom Province under President Hassan Rouhani.[2] Salehimanesh died from a cardiac arrest on 22 December 2025 at the age of 66.[3]

References

  1. ^ امام(ره) روی بحث «شنود» حساس بود (in Persian)
  2. ^ Iran News Round Up, AEI Critical Threats Project, 18 December 2013, retrieved 14 November 2016
  3. ^ حجت الاسلام صالحی‌منش دارفانی را وداع گفت (in Persian)