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{{short description|Iranian military officer}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Sardar (IRGC)|Sardar]]
| honorific_prefix = [[Sardar (IRGC)|Sardar]]
| name = Alireza Afshar
| name = Alireza Afshar
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| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1951}}<ref name="h">{{citation|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/29899|title=Biography: Alireza Afshar|language=Persian|date=26 August 2007|access-date=1 June 2017|work=[[Hamshahri]]|id=29899}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1951}}<ref name="h">{{citation|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/29899|title=Biography: Alireza Afshar|language=Persian|date=26 August 2007|access-date=1 June 2017|work=[[Hamshahri]]|id=29899}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mashhad]], [[Iran]]<ref name="h"/>
| birth_place = [[Mashhad]], [[Iran]]<ref name="h"/>
| allegiance = [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]]
| allegiance = [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]]
| rank = [[Brigadier general]]
| rank = [[Brigadier general]]
| commands = [[Basij]]<ref name=pasd>{{cite book|author1=Frederic Wehrey|author2=Jerrold D Green|author3=Brian Nichiporuk|author4=Alireza Nader |author5=Lydia Hansell|title=The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps|url=http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA492568&Location=U|accessdate=5 August 2013|date=31 December 2008|publisher=Rand Corporation|isbn=978-0-8330-4680-2|page=105}}</ref>
| commands = [[Basij]]<ref name=pasd>{{cite book|author1=Frederic Wehrey|author2=Jerrold D Green|author3=Brian Nichiporuk|author4=Alireza Nader |author5=Lydia Hansell|title=The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps|url=http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA492568&Location=U|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806114903/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA492568&Location=U|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2013|accessdate=5 August 2013|date=31 December 2008|publisher=Rand Corporation|isbn=978-0-8330-4680-2|page=105}}</ref><br />[[Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|IRGC General Staff]]<ref name="Katzman">{{cite journal|last1=Katzman|first1=Kenneth|title=The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force|journal=[[Iranian Studies (journal)|Iranian Studies]]|date=September 1993|volume=26|issue=3–4|pages=389–402|doi=10.1080/00210869308701809}}</ref>
| serviceyears = 1982–2007
| serviceyears = 1982–2007
| awards = [[File:Order of Nasr Ribbon.svg|50px]] [[Order of Nasr]] <small>(1st class)</small><ref>{{cite web|title=‌اعطای نشان‌ درجه‌ یک نصر به‌ جمعی از فرماندهان‌ دفاع‌ مقدس|url=http://www.leader.ir/fa/content/1909/|publisher=[[Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran|Office of the Supreme Leader]]|accessdate=8 March 2018|language=Persian|date=22 May 2000}}</ref>

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'''Alireza Afshar''' ({{lang-fa|علیرضا افشار}}) is an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the [[Ministry of Interior (Iran)|Minister of Interior]], being appointed in August 2007.<ref name="rfe">{{cite web|title=Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1078356.html|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=26 August 2007|accessdate=28 March 2017}}</ref> In this capacity, he served as head of [[Country's Election Headquarters]] during [[Iranian legislative election, 2008]].<ref name=pasd/>
'''Alireza Afshar''' ({{langx|fa|علیرضا افشار}}) is an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the [[Ministry of Interior (Iran)|Minister of Interior]], being appointed in August 2007.<ref name="rfe">{{cite web|title=Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1078356.html|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=26 August 2007|accessdate=28 March 2017}}</ref> In this capacity, he served as head of [[Country's Election Headquarters]] during [[2008 Iranian legislative election]].<ref name=pasd/>


He was formerly spokesman of [[Iranian Armed Forces]].<ref name="rfe"/>
He was formerly spokesman of [[Iranian Armed Forces]].<ref name="rfe"/>

He was a member of the [[Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization]] in the 1980s, and belonged to its right-wing faction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/05/the-political-groups.html|title=The Political Groups|publisher=PBS|work=Tehran Bureau|author=Muhammad Sahimi|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=12 May 2009}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 10:15, 17 November 2024

Sardar

Alireza Afshar
Bornc. 1951 (age 73–74)[1]
Mashhad, Iran[1]
AllegianceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1982–2007
RankBrigadier general
CommandsBasij[2]
IRGC General Staff[3]
Awards Order of Nasr (1st class)[4]

Alireza Afshar (Persian: علیرضا افشار) is an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the Minister of Interior, being appointed in August 2007.[5] In this capacity, he served as head of Country's Election Headquarters during 2008 Iranian legislative election.[2]

He was formerly spokesman of Iranian Armed Forces.[5]

He was a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization in the 1980s, and belonged to its right-wing faction.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography: Alireza Afshar", Hamshahri (in Persian), 26 August 2007, 29899, retrieved 1 June 2017
  2. ^ 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 August 6, 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809.
  4. ^ "‌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.
  5. ^ a b "Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of Basij
1990–1998 		Succeeded by
New title
Staff stablished
 Chief of the General Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
1984–1987 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by
Alireza Andalib
 Chancellor of Imam Hossein University
1998–2000 		Succeeded by
Ahmad Fazaeli
Government offices
Preceded by Vice Minister of Interior for Political Affairs
25 August 2007–27 September 2008 		Succeeded by
Head of Country's Election Headquarters
2008 Iranian legislative election


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