| Esmail Daghayeghi | |
| Birth Date: | 1954 |
| Death Date: | 18 January 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Behbahan, Khuzestan Province, Imperial State of Iran |
| Death Place: | Shatt Al-Arab district, Basra Governorate, Ba'athist Iraq |
| Nickname: | Shahid (Martyr) Daghayeghi |
| Allegiance: | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Branch: | Revolutionary Guards |
| Battles: | |
| Awards: | Order of Fath |
| Relations: | Tayebeh Hamrahi (his wife) |
Esmail Daghayeghi (Persian: اسماعیل دقایقی) (1954, Behbahan – 1987 in Shalamcheh) Iranian military commander in the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during the Iran-Iraq War and military figure of the war.
Daghayeghi (Daqayeqi)[1] [2] [3] [4] who is known as the founder of the Badr Division, was born into a religious family in 1954 in the city Behbabah, Khuzestan. After finishing his high-school education, he got a job at the conservatory of the National Oil Company. When the Iran-Iraq War broke out, he joined the IRGC and fought in several battles and operations in the war.[5] [6] [7] [8] Daghayeghi was fatally hit by a missile fired by an Iraqi fighter jet during the Siege of Basra while exploring Shalamcheh, and ultimately died on 18 January 1987.[9] [10] [11] [12]