Iraj Masjedi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Sardar
Iraj Masjedi
Office1:	Ambassador of Iran to Iraq
Term Start1:	18 April 2017
Term End1:	11 April 2022
President1:	Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi
Predecessor1:	Hassan Danaeifar
Successor1:	Mohammad-Kazem Ale-Sadegh
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Khuzestan, Iran
Allegiance:	Iran
Branch:	Revolutionary Guards
Unit:	Quds Force^[2]
Commands:	Quds Base Ramazan Base
Serviceyears:	1982–2017
Rank:	Brigadier general

Iraj Masjedi (fa|ایرج مسجدی) was the former Iranian ambassador to Iraq, having previously served in the Revolutionary Guards for 35 years. A veteran of Iran–Iraq War, Masjedi was a senior Quds Force commander and served as a top advisor to Qasem Soleimani.^[3] He was designated as the ambassador to Iraq in January 2017^[4] and assumed office in April 2017.^[3] On October 22, 2020, the U.S. designated Masjedi under Executive Order 13224, imposing sanctions on him “for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF.“^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: 'Moderate deal-broker' to run Iran's embassy in Baghdad. Rudaw. 11 June 2017. 17 January 2017.
Web site: Generational change in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force: Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi. Ali Alfoneh. Middle Eastern Outlook. American Enterprise Institute. 11 June 2017. 29 March 2012.
Web site: Revolutionary Guard general takes over as new Iranian ambassador in Iraq. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032226/https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN17L2EC. dead. 17 September 2017. Reuters. Babak Dehghanpisheh. Hugh Lawson. 11 June 2017. 19 April 2017.
Web site: Iran Appoints Seasoned Qods Force Operative as Ambassador to Iraq. Reuters. Farzin Nadimi. Policy Analysis. 11 June 2017. 18 January 2017.
Web site: 2020-10-22 . Treasury Sanctions Iranian Ambassador to Iraq . treasury.gov.