Hossein Salami
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Golpayegan, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
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| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Hossein Salami (Template:Lang-fa) is an Iranian military officer with the rank of Brigadier general, who currently serves as the second-in-command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1][2]
Biography
Hossein Salami was born in 1960 in Golpayegan, Isfahan province, Iran. In 1978, he was accepted in the mechanical engineering department at the Iran University of Science and Technology. When the Iran–Iraq War started, he joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. After the war, he continued his study and graduated with a Master's degree in defense management.[3]
Responsibilities
- Commander of 25th Karbala Division, 14th Imam Hossein Division, Noah Headquarters
- Commander of IRGC University of Command and Staff (1992–1997)
- Operations deputy of IRGC Joint Staff (1997–2005)
- Commander of IRGC Air Force (2005 – October 2009)
- Academic staff of Supreme National Defense University (currently)
- Deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (currently)[3]
In the news
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At a sermon in Tehran that aired on IRIB TV on 1 July 2016, Salami stated that "Today, more than ever, there is fertile ground – with the grace of God – for the annihilation, the wiping out, and the collapse of the Zionist regime." Salami claimed that "only in Lebanon, more than 100,000 Qaem missiles are ready for launch… so that any time the Zionist regime seeks to repeat its previous mistakes with miscalculations, these missiles would… come down on the heart of the Zionist regime and be the prelude for a big collapse in the modern era... They are just waiting for the command, so that when the trigger is pulled, the accursed black dot will be wiped off the geopolitical map of the world, once and for all."[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Iranian Guard commander: Our 'hands remain on the trigger' to attack Israel". The Journalism post. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8807121639
- ^ a b "Biography of Hossein Salami". Shakhsiat Negar. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Iran anti-Israel protests highlight regional conflicts by Eric Randolph and Ali Noorani, Yahoo news, July 1, 2016.
- ^ Thousands rally in Iran on al-Quds day, Al Jazeera, July 2016.
- ^ 100,000 Qaem missiles in Lebanon trained on Israel: Iran cmdr, PressTV, 1 July 2016.
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