Yahya "Rahim" Safavi (Persian: یحیی (رحیم) صفوی, born 1952) is an Iranian military commander who served as the chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1][2]
Yahya Rahim Safavi | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Isfahan, Pahlavi Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1979–present |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War War on Terrorism (2001 uprising in Herat) |
| Awards | full list |
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Career edit
Safavi was one of the leaders of the Iran–Iraq War.[3] During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, he played a key role in the uprising in Herat in November 2001, where American, Iranian and Northern Alliance troops supported a local uprising against the Taliban.
He served as the deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps until 1997 when he was appointed its commander, replacing Mohsen Rezaee in 1997.[4]
He was replaced as commander of the IRGC by Mohammad Ali Jafari, former director of the Strategic Studies Center of the IRGC on 1 September 2007.[5] Then he was appointed by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei as his special military advisor.[6]
Asset freeze edit
On 24 December 2006, Rahim Safavi was included on a list of Iranian individuals and organizations sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 due to their alleged involvement in the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.[7]
Awards and badges of honor edit
Awards and badges of honor This section includes official insignia and awards of the Safavid general, which is installed on his matched uniform, but it will not include civilian and unofficial awards.
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References edit
- ^ a b "Sayyid Yahya Safavi". tasnimnews.com. 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Seyyed Yahya Rahim Safavi". basirat.ir. 30 January 2019.
- ^ Safavi, Karbala 5 Operation iribnews.ir Retrieved 31 January 2019
- ^ Rubin, Michael (Fall 2008). "Iran's Revolutionary Guards – A Rogue Outfit?". Middle East Quarterly. XV (4): 37–48. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Sepehri, Vahid (4 September 2007). "Iran: New Commander Takes over Revolutionary Guards". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D. Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell; Rasool Nafisi; S. R. Bohandy (2009). "The Rise of the Pasdaran" (PDF). RAND Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Security Council imposes sanctions on Iran for failure to halt uranium enrichment, unanimously adopting Resolution 1737". United Nations. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012.
