Gholam Ali Rashid Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sardar
Gholam Ali Rashid
Birth Place:Dezful, Imperial State of Iran
Allegiance: Iran
Branch:IRGC
Serviceyears:1980–present
Rank:Major General
Commands:Deputy chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarter
Battles:Iran–Iraq War

Major general Gholam Ali Rashid (Persian: غلامعلی رشید) is an Iranian military commander who is the commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarter and former deputy chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran[1] [2] who was among decision-making commanders in the Iran–Iraq War.[3] He along with Mohammad Ali Ja'fari, Ali Fadavi, Qasem Soleimani, and Mohammad Bagheri was the member of command network in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[4] [5]

In the news

Gholam Ali Rashid declared that Iran may attack Israel military equipment and nuclear sites in a war.[6]

In a conference in Tehran, he announced that Iranian commanders are in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon to give military advice.[7]

Gholam Ali Rashid stated: "the nuclear issue and human rights are merely pretexts". Also he mentioned "stressing that those raising such issues against Iran actually have problems with Islam."[8]

He said that any military action against Iran by the United States would be a strategic mistake.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Iranian commander martyred by ISIS terrorists in Syria . AhlulBayt News Agency . 9 October 2015 . 1 May 2016.
  2. News: IRGC Stages Naval Drill in Persian Gulf . Tasnim News Agency . 25 February 2015 . 1 May 2016.
  3. Web site: THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC'S 13 GENERALS . IRAN BRIEFING . 3 February 2011 . 1 May 2016.
  4. Web site: IRGC Command Network: Formal Structures and Informal Influence . AEI Critical Threats Project . 12 April 2016 . Fulton, Will . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427015123/http://www.irantracker.org/sites/default/files/imce-images/IRGC_CommandNetwork_context.pdf . 27 April 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Rouhani and the Revolutionary Guards . The Iran Primer . 23 July 2013 . 1 May 2016 . Fulton, Will.
  6. Web site: The Proud of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Islamic Iran to hurl israel into dustbin of history . Islamic Invitation Turkey . 21 November 2011 . 1 May 2016 . 8 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170108093846/http://www.islamicinvitationturkey.com/2011/11/21/the-proud-of-islamic-ummah-and-oppressed-people-islamic-iran-to-hurl-israel-into-dustbin-of-history/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Top Commander: Iran Providing Military Advice to Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon . Fars News Agency . 27 September 2014 . 1 May 2016 . 10 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063226/http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930705001446 . dead .
  8. News: Commander Lambastes Double-Standard Policies against Iran . Tasnim News Agency . 12 November 2015 . 1 May 2016.
  9. Web site: Military attack against Iran by U.S. "strategic mistake": commander . 29 October 2012 . 1 May 2016 . 8 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170108094416/https://johnib.wordpress.com/tag/major-general-gholam-ali-rashid/ . dead .