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| Sardar Mohammad Reza Zahedi | |
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| Other name(s) | Reza Mahdavi Hassan Mahdavi Alireza Zahedi Ali Zahedi |
| Born | (1960-11-02)2 November 1960 Isfahan, Iran |
| Died | 1 April 2024(2024-04-01) (aged 63) Damascus, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service |  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Quds Force |
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Mohammad Reza Zahedi (Template:Lang-fa; 2 November 1960 – 1 April 2024) was an Iranian senior military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He previously commanded its Air Force and Ground Force and was one of the top commanders of the Quds Force at the time of his death. He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in the Syrian capital Damascus during the Iran–Israel proxy conflict.
Death
On 1 April 2024, Zahedi was killed by an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus. Five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two Iranian advisors were also killed in the airstrike.
References
- ^ "Recent OFAC Actions". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Brigadier General Mohammad Reza (Ali) Zahedi". Iran Briefing. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- سردار محمدرضا زاهدی که بود؟ (in Persian)
- "Leader Appoints New IRGC Ground Force and Air Force Commanders". The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Graff, Peter (1 April 2024). Liffy, Kevin (ed.). "Iranian Guards commander killed in Israeli strike on consulate in Damascus, source says". Damascus: Reuters. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- "With an attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Israel assassinates 8 high-ranking Iranian leaders" (in Arabic). Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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| Preceded byAhmad Kazemi | Commander of the Revolutionary Guard Air Force 25 August 2005 – 21 January 2006 |
Succeeded byHossein Salamias Commander of Aerospace Force |
| Preceded byAhmad Kazemi | Commander of the Revolutionary Guard Ground Force 21 January 2006 – 13 July 2008 |
Succeeded byMohammad Jafar Asadi |
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