Yahya Rahim Safavi | |
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Born | 1952 (age 70–71) Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran |
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Years of service | 1979–present |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War War on Terrorism (2001 uprising in Herat) |
Awards | 2nd grade Fath Medal[1] |
Yahya "Rahim" Safavi (Persian: یحیی (رحیم) صفوی, born 1952) is an Iranian military commander who served as the chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2][3]
Early life
Career
Safavi was one of the leaders of the Iran–Iraq War.[4] During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, he played a key role in the uprising in Herat in November 2001, where American, Iranian and Northern Alliance troops supported a local uprising against the Taliban.
He served as the deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps until 1997 when he was appointed its commander, replacing Mohsen Rezaee in 1997.[5]
He was replaced as commander of the IRGC by Mohammad Ali Jafari, former director of the Strategic Studies Center of the IRGC on 1 September 2007.[6] Then he was appointed by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei as his special military advisor.[7]
Asset freeze
On 24 December 2006, Rahim Safavi was included on a list of Iranian individuals and organizations sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 due to their alleged involvement in the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Poursafa, Mahdi (20 January 2014). گزارش فارس از تاریخچه نشانهای نظامی ایران، از «اقدس» تا «فتح»؛ مدالهایی که بر سینه سرداران ایرانی نشسته است [From "Aghdas" to "Fath": Medals resting on the chest of Iranian Serdars] (in Persian). Fars News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Sayyid Yahya Safavi". tasnimnews.com. 30 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Seyyed Yahya Rahim Safavi". basirat.ir. 30 January 2019.
- ↑ Safavi, Karbala 5 Operation iribnews.ir Retrieved 31 January 2019
- ↑ Rubin, Michael (Fall 2008). "Iran's Revolutionary Guards – A Rogue Outfit?". Middle East Quarterly. XV (4): 37–48. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ Sepehri, Vahid (4 September 2007). "Iran: New Commander Takes over Revolutionary Guards". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D. Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell; Rasool Nafisi; S. R. Bohandy (2009). "The Rise of the Pasdaran" (PDF). RAND Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Security Council imposes sanctions on Iran for failure to halt uranium enrichment, unanimously adopting Resolution 1737". United Nations. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012.