Hossein Hamadani
Hossein Hamadani | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hossein Hamadani |
| Born | January 1, 1955 Hamadan, Iran |
| Died | October 8, 2015 (aged 60) Aleppo, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service/ |  IRGC |
| Years of service | 1970–2015[1] |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Unit | Rassoulollah Corps |
| Battles/wars | 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran Iran-Iraq War 2009–2010 Iranian election protests Syrian Civil War |
Hossein Hamadani, also spelled Hamedani (Persian: حسین همدانی), was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander who led the crackdown on protestors during the 2009-2010 Iranian election protests, also served in Syria as both an advisor to the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War and as overseer for Quds Force operations in support of the Syrian government.[2]
Hamadani first rose to prominence during the 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran and the Iran-Iraq War, where he helped suppress the Kurdish rebellion in Iranian Kurdistan. Mohammad Ali Jafari appointed him as Deputy Commander of the IRGC in 2005, and together they planned how to deal with any attempted "velvet revolution" in Iran. Hamadani subsequently suppressed the 2009-2010 election protests in Iran.[3] He had been head of the IRGC’s Rassoulollah Corps in charge of Greater Tehran from November 2009 until January 2014,[4] and had been subject to international sanctions since 14 April 2011.[5][6]
Hamadani had also released a biography entitled Brother, It's Duty.[3]
Hamadani was killed by an alleged Islamic State attack in Aleppo, Syria on 8 October 2015. [7][8][9]
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- ^ "Top Iranian Official Acknowledges Syria Role". Wall Street Journal. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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- ^ "Hossein Hamedani". Ukforiranians.fco.gov.uk. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF). Hm-treasury.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2010-165/section-sched1-20111121.html
- ^ Lizzie Dearden (9 October 2015). "Iranian commander Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani killed by Isis while advising Syrian regime". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "PressTV-Iranian commander killed in Syria". Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Iranian Revolutionary Guards general killed in Syria -IRGC". Mail Online. Retrieved 9 October 2015.