Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps explained

Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps should not be confused with Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sazman-e Hefazat-e Sepah) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of Council for Intelligence Coordination.[1]

The agency split from Intelligence unit of IRGC in 1984, and was mainly a military intelligence unit. In 1991, the agency was restructured as an independent organization reporting to the Supreme Leader of Iran, mainly tasked with IRGC personnel surveillance and combating espionage inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2]

The Intelligence Protection Organization has three subsidiary units: the Supreme Leader’s Protection Corps (Sazman-e Sepah-e Vali-e Amr); the Ansar-al-Mahdi Protection Unit; and the Aviation Protection Organization (or Airlines' Protection Unit) (Sepah-e Hefazat-e Havapeimaei).[3]

Chairmen

Chairman Rank Took office Left office
1Ali Saeedi ShahroudiNone
(Clergyman)
20 November 1984[4] 6 March 1994
2Morteza Rezaee Brigadier General6 March 1994[5] 6 May 2006[6]
3Gholam-Hossein RamezaniNone
(Clergyman)
6 May 2006?
4Mohammad Kazemi Brigadier General?26 June2022
5Majid Khademi26 June2022Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iran Intelligence Revelations: How Khamenei Wields Power. Haghighatnejad. Reza. 17 October 2014. Iran Wire. February 27, 2015. 25 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141025084454/http://en.iranwire.com/features/6081/. dead.
  2. Web site: به بهانه 20 بهمن ماه سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه؛ دو دهه خوشنامي و گمنامي. fa. Mashregh News. February 9, 2011. October 15, 2015.
  3. https://iranwire.com/en/features/65742/
  4. Web site: نامه به آقای محسن رضایی (موافقت با مسئول حفاظت اطلاعات پیشنهادی). 14 July 2017. Comprehensive portal of Imam Khomeini. 20 November 1984. fa.
  5. Web site: انتصاب ریاست‌ سازمان‌ حفاظت‌ و اطلاعات‌ سپاه. 14 July 2017. Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran. 7 March 1994. fa. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823001310/http://www.leader.ir/fa/content/975/leader.ir. dead.
  6. News: برگزاري مراسم معارفه جانشين فرمانده كل سپاه و رئيس سازمان حفاظت و اطلاعات اين نيرو. 14 July 2017. Ettela'at. 23620. 7 May 2006. 13. fa.