Honorific Prefix: | Amir |
Farzad Esmaili | |
Birth Name: | Farzad Esmaili Salu Mahalleh |
Birth Date: | 1972 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Salu Mahalleh, Rudsar, Iran |
Allegiance: | Iran |
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Serviceyears: | 1993–present |
Rank: | Brigadier general |
Farzad Esmaili (Persian: فرزاد اسماعیلی; born 1972) is an Iranian military officer who formerly held office as the commander of the Air Defense Force.[1] [2] He served in the capacity between 2011 and 2018, when he was succeeded by his deputy Alireza Sabahifard. He was subsequently named as the assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of Islamic Republic of Iran Army.[3]