Farzad Esmaili

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Farzad Esmaili
Brigadier General Farzad Esmaeili And SeyyedAli Khamenei by Khamenei.ir.03.jpg
Birth nameFarzad Esmaili Salu Mahalleh
Born (1972-01-15) 15 January 1972 (age 49)
Salu Mahalleh, Rudsar, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branch
Years of service1993–present
RankBrigadier general

Farzad Esmaili (Persian: فرزاد اسماعیلی‎) 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.[citation needed] He was subsequently named as the assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of Islamic Republic of Iran Army.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Top officer praises Rouhani, Zarif for their stand in New York". 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ Iran reportedly deploys Russian-made S-300 missiles at its Fordow nuclear site, Japan Times, AUG 29, 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/134524/Brig-Gen-Esmaili-named-assistant-commander-of-Iran-Army
Military offices
Preceded by
Ahmad Meyghani
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
2011–2018
Succeeded by
Ali Reza Sabahi Fard
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