Hossein Nejat

Sardar
Nejat
Born Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad[1]
Title Deputy of Domestic Security of the Supreme National Security Council
Term 2010[2]-Unknown
Successor Reza Seyfollahi[3]
Political party MIRO[4] (1979–1982)[2]
Military career
Nickname(s) Hossein Nejat[1]
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch Revolutionary Guards
Years of service 1981–present
Rank Brigadier general[5]
Commands held Vali Amr Corps
Battles/wars Iran–Iraq War

Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad (Persian: محمدحسین زیبایی‌نژاد‎), also known as Hossein Nejat (Persian: حسین نجات‎), is an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who currently serves as the deputy for its Intelligence Organization, being appointed in December 2016.[5]

Career

Following the Iranian Revolution, he joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization, having previously been a member of Mansouroun guerrilla organization along with later fellow IRGC servicemen Rezaei, Shamkhani, Zolghadr and Rashid.[4] In 1981, he was given the responsibility to protect the officials. In 2000, he became the commander of the Vali Amr corps, which is a protective security unit for the Supreme Leader of Iran and served in the capacity for ten years; and reportedly had a key role during the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[1] He later served as the IRGC deputy for cultural and social affairs, being replaced by Mohammad Reza Naqdi in late 2016.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alex Vatanka (27 February 2017), "Iran's Intelligence Services Compete For Glory", Middle East Institute, retrieved 5 September 2017
  2. 1 2 "خاطرات سردار نجات از دفاع مقدس، مقابله بهزاد نبوی با آیت‌الله راستی، تشکیل حفاظت، فتنه ۸۸، حصر و اطلاعات سپاه". Tasnim News Agency. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "فرمانده پیشین نیروی انتظامی، معاون امنیت داخلی شورای عالی امنیت ملی شد". BBC Persian. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10
  5. 1 2 3 "Hossein Nejat named deputy chief of IRGC intelligence office", Tehran Times, 27 December 2016, retrieved 1 September 2017
Military offices
Unknown Deputy Chief of Intelligence Organization of the IRGC
2016–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Hamidreza Moghadam-far		 Deputy Commander of IRGC for Cultural and Social affairs
2014–2016		 Succeeded by
Mohammad Reza Naqdi
Unknown Commander of Vali Amr Corps
2000–2010		 Succeeded by
Ebrahim Jabbari
Preceded by
Hossein Dehghan		 Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of the IRGC
30 December 1996–Unknown		 Unknown
Title next held by
Ali Shamshiri
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