Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (Persian: محمدباقر ذوالقدر‎) is an Iranian retired military commander who currently serves as the deputy for strategic, societal–security and crime prevention affairs in the Judicial system of Iran.[2] He is former Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[3]

Sardar

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Bornc. 1954/1955 (age 64–65)[1]
Fasa, Iran
AllegianceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1979–2006; 2007–2009
RankBrigadier general
Commands heldJoint Staff
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Military career

In the early 1980s, Zolghadr co-headed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' educational division.[4] He later served as the commander of IRGC Irregular Warfare Headquarters, as well as Ramazan Headquarters.[2] Zolghadr served as the deputy commander of the IRGC.[3] In 2007, Zolghadr was appointed as the deputy chief of general staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-related affairs.[5]

Political activity

Following the Iranian Revolution, Zolghadr joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization and belonged to its right-wing faction,[6] having previously been a member of Mansouroun guerrilla organization along with later fellow IRGC servicemen Rezaei, Shamkhani and Rashid.[7] He is reportedly "one of the founders" of Ansar-e Hezbollah.[3]

Judicial career

Zolghadr was appointed as the deputy Judiciary chief for strategic affairs on 14 May 2012,[8] having previously served as the advisor to the Chief Justice Sadeq Larijani since 2010.[9]

References
  1. "Revolutionary Guardsman Wins Top Iran Security Post", Agence France Presse, 1 December 2005, retrieved 1 March 2017 – via Arab News
  2. Ali Alfoneh (29 March 2012). "Generational change in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force: Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi". Middle Eastern Outlook. Retrieved 11 June 2017 – via American Enterprise Institute.
  3. 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. 104. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. Saeed Aganji (24 February 2015), "IRGC to reopen its own high schools", Al-Monitor, retrieved 1 March 2017
  5. "Leader Appoints Deputy Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-Related Affairs". Khamenei.ir. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10
  8. "Iranian judiciary chief appoints new Judicial officials", Mehr News Agency, 14 May 2012, retrieved 1 March 2017 – via OANA
  9. Massoumeh Torfeh (8 January 2010), "Iran's judiciary takes a military colour", Guardian, retrieved 1 March 2017
Party political offices
New title
Organization established
 Head of Election Headquarters of
Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces
2016 – present		 Incumbent
Legal offices
New title Deputy Judiciary Chief for Strategic Affairs
13 May 2012 – present		 Incumbent
Military offices
Preceded by
Yahya Rahim Safavi		 Second-in-Command of IRGC
13 September 1997 – 30 April 2006		 Succeeded by
Morteza Rezaee
Preceded by
Mohammad Forouzandeh
as Chief of the General Staff		 Chief of Joint Staff of IRGC
22 September 1989 – 13 September 1997		 Succeeded by
Hossein Alaei
Government offices
Preceded by
Ali-Asghar Ahmadi		 Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs
23 November 2005 – 6 December 2007		 Succeeded by
Abbas Mohtaj


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