Hassan Danaeifar

Sardar
Hassan Danaeifar
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq
In office
31 July 2010 – 18 April 2017
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by Hassan Kazemi Qomi
Succeeded by Iraj Masjedi
Personal details
Born 1962 (age 55–56)
Baghdad, Iraq
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch Revolutionary Guards
Unit
Commands

Hassan Danaeifar (Persian: حسن دانایی‌فر‎) is an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He served as Iran's ambassador to Iraq from 2010 to 2017. Prior to the appointment, he held office as the secretary-general of the 'Iran–Iraq Economic Development Center'[1] and head of the 'Headquarters for the Restoration of Holy Shrines'.[2]

Early life

Danaeifar was born in 1962 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was among the Iraqi Moavedin who took refuge in Iran during the 1980s.[3]

Military career

Danaeifar served most of his career in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a civil engineer and logistician.[4] He was the deputy commander of the IRGC Navy and commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters.[5] He also served in the Quds Force.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Iran Must Build Lasting Economic Ties with Iraq, Official Says". Iraq Energy Institute. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Amir Toumaj (23 September 2016). "Qods Force front group develops shrine in Iraq". Long War Journal. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Iranian ambassador starts his work in Iraq", Mehr News Agency, 31 July 2010, retrieved 5 September 2017
  4. ↑ Farzin Nadimi (18 January 2017). "Iran Appoints Seasoned Qods Force Operative as Ambassador to Iraq". Reuters (Policy Analysis). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 Ahmad Majidyar (8 March 2017), "Tehran's Controversial Ambassador Pick Sign of I.R.G.C.'s Expanding Influence in Iraq", Middle East Institute, retrieved 5 September 2017
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Hassan Kazemi Qomi		 Iranian Ambassador to Iraq
2010–2017		 Succeeded by
Iraj Masjedi
Military offices
Preceded by
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf		 Commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters
1997–2001		 Succeeded by
Abdolreza Abed
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