Hossein Hamedani | |
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| Native name | حسین همدانی |
| Born | (1950-12-15)15 December 1950 Abadan,Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 7 October 2015(2015-10-07) (aged 64) Aleppo,Syria |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1979–2015 |
| Rank | Brigadier general Major General(posthumously) |
| Unit | Quds Force |
| Commands | Ansar-al-Hossein Division of Hamedan Rassoulollah Corps (2009–2014) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Order of Fath (2) |
Hossein Hamadani, also spelledHamedani (Persian:حسین همدانی; 15 December 1950 – 7 October 2015), was an IranianRevolutionary Guard commander. He was posthumously promoted to aMajor General.
Hamadani was born inAbadan, Iran. His parents were originally fromHamadan.[citation needed]
Hamadani first rose to prominence during the1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran and theIran–Iraq War, where he helped suppress the Communist rebellion inIranian Kurdistan.Mohammad Ali Jafari appointed him as Deputy Commander of the IRGC in 2005, and together they planned how to deal with any attempted "velvet revolution" in Iran. Hamadani subsequently helped to suppress the2009 election protests in Iran.[1] He had been head of the IRGC's Rassoulollah Corps in charge of Greater Tehran from November 2009 until January 2014,[2] and had been subject to international sanctions since 14 April 2011.[3][4]
Hamadani had written three books:
Hamadani also served in Syria as both an advisor to the Syrian army during theSyrian Civil War and as overseer forQuds Force operations in support of the Syrian government.[6]
Hamadani was killed in anISIL attack inAleppo, Syria on 7 October 2015.[7][8]
