Hassan Firouzabadi

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Hassan Firouzabadi
Birth nameSeyyed Hassan Aghaei Firouzabadi[1]
Born(1951-02-03)3 February 1951[1]
Mashhad, Iran[1]
Died3 September 2021(2021-09-03) (aged 70)[2]
Tehran, Iran
AllegianceIran
BranchBasij
Years of service1989–2016
RankMajor General
CommandsChief-of-Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Battles / wars
  • Iranian intervention in Syria
  • Iranian intervention in Iraq
Awards
  • Order of Nasr (1st class)[3]
  • Order of Independence[4]

Sayyid Hassan Aghaee Firouzabadi (Persian: حسن فيروزآبادی; 3 February 1951 – 3 September 2021) was an Iranian ophthalmologist, military officer and a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.[5]

He was the Chief-of-Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces from 1989 to 2016. He was a senior military advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran.[6]

Firouzabadi died on 3 September 2021 at age 70, in Tehran.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Treasury Sanctions Two Senior Iranian Officials for Serious Human Rights Abuses, U.S. Department of Treasury, 13 December 2011, retrieved 15 October 2017
  2. 1 2 "Iran supreme leader's senior military advisor Firouzabadi dies". Al Arabiya English. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Poursafa, Mahdi (January 20, 2014). گزارش فارس از تاریخچه نشان‌های نظامی ایران، از «اقدس» تا «فتح»؛ مدال‌هایی که بر سینه سرداران ایرانی نشسته است [From "Aghdas" to "Fath": Medals resting on the chest of Iranian Serdars]. Fars News (in Persian). Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ تصویب نامه درخصوص اعطای نشان عالی «استقلال» به آقای سیدحسن فیروزآبادی [The letter about endowing the Excellent Order of Independence to Mr. Hassan Firouzabadi]. Iranian Parliament (in Persian). 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "New Expediency Council head, members appointed", Mehr News Agency, 14 August 2017, 4058702, retrieved 15 October 2017
  6. ↑ "Leader's Top Military Aide: Foreign Inspection of Iran's Military Site Not Included in N. Deal", Fars News Agency, 14 August 2017, 4058702, retrieved 15 October 2017