Alireza Afshar Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sardar
Alireza Afshar
Birth Place:Mashhad, Iran
Allegiance:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Rank:Brigadier general
Commands:Basij[1]
IRGC General Staff[2]
Serviceyears:1982–2007
Awards: Order of Nasr (1st class)[3]

Alireza Afshar (Persian: علیرضا افشار) is an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the Minister of Interior, being appointed in August 2007.[4] In this capacity, he served as head of Country's Election Headquarters during 2008 Iranian legislative election.[1]

He was formerly spokesman of Iranian Armed Forces.[4]

He was a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization in the 1980s, and belonged to its right-wing faction.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Frederic Wehrey. Jerrold D Green. Brian Nichiporuk. Alireza Nader . Lydia Hansell. The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806114903/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA492568&Location=U. dead. August 6, 2013. 5 August 2013. 31 December 2008. Rand Corporation. 978-0-8330-4680-2. 105.
  2. Katzman. Kenneth. The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force. Iranian Studies. September 1993. 26. 3–4. 389–402. 10.1080/00210869308701809.
  3. Web site: ‌اعطای نشان‌ درجه‌ یک نصر به‌ جمعی از فرماندهان‌ دفاع‌ مقدس. Office of the Supreme Leader. 8 March 2018. Persian. 22 May 2000.
  4. Web site: Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. 28 March 2017.
  5. Web site: The Political Groups. PBS. Tehran Bureau. Muhammad Sahimi. 21 August 2015. 12 May 2009.

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