Aziz Nasirzadeh Explained

Honorific Prefix:Amir
Aziz Nasirzadeh
Native Name Lang:fa
Serviceyears:1982–present
Rank:Brigadier General
Commands:Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Battles:Iran–Iraq War
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Office:Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
President:Masoud Pezeshkian
Term Start:21 August 2024
Predecessor:Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
Birth Place:Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran

Aziz Nasirzadeh (fa|عزیز نصیرزاده; born 1965) is an Iranian military officer and the Minister of Defense since August 2024. He was Deputy of Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran from September 2021 to 2024, and the commander of the Iranian Air Force from August 2018 to September 2021.[1] He previously served as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Air Force. A veteran of the Iran-Iraq War, he is also a certified F-14 pilot. When the war ended in 1988, he graduated as an F-14 pilot where he never had the chance or the opportunity to see any combat.[2]

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  1. Web site: IRANIAN AIR FORCE READY TO 'ELIMINATE ISRAEL,' COMMANDER SAYS, AS TENSIONS RISE OVER SYRIA AIRSTRIKES . . 21 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Iran Appoints Nasirzadeh As Chief Of Country's Air Force . .