Hossein Dehghan | |
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حسین دهقان | |
 Dehghan in 2021 | |
| Head of theMostazafan Foundation | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Parviz Fattah |
| Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics | |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 20 August 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Deputy | Amir Hatami |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Vahidi |
| Succeeded by | Amir Hatami |
| Vice President of Iran Head ofFoundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs | |
| In office 8 May 2004 – 17 July 2009 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Masoud Zaribafan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hossein Dehghani Poudeh (1957-03-02)2 March 1957 (age 68)[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Awards |  Order of Courage(1st class) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch/service | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1979–2004; 2013–2017 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict |
Hossein Dehghani Poudeh (Persian:حسین دهقانی پوده; born 2 March[citation needed] 1957), commonly known asHossein Dehghan, is an Iranian politician and former military officer. He currently serves as the head of theMostazafan Foundation since 2023.
He was formerminister of defense of Iran that designated for the position by PresidentHassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013 and confirmed by the parliament on 15 August.[1] He left the office on 20 August 2017.
Dehghani was born in a village nearShahreza, calledPudeh,Dehaqan County,Isfahan province, in 1957.[1][2][3] He received a PhD in management fromthe University of Tehran.[4][5]
Dehghani served as a commander inthe Iranian Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and in itsair force.[6][7] He left his hometown forTehran and joined the IRGC shortly after theIranian revolution in 1979.[2] His posts at the IRGC include commander of IRGC of Tehran (1980–1982),Isfahan, andSyria andLebanon (1982–1983),[2] and general manager of the IRGC's Cooperatives Foundation (1996).[8][9]
Duringthe Iran-Iraq war, he was among the leading and decision-making commanders of the IRGC along withMohsen Rezaee,Rahim Safavi andAli Shamkhani.[10] In Syria and Lebanon he was the commander of the training corps of the IRGC.[2] He was named the IRGC's air force deputy commander in 1986 and became its commander in April 1990.[11] His tenure lasted until 1992. He was replaced byMohammad Hossein Jalali in the post.[11] Dehghani was named deputy chief of the IRGC Joint Staff in 1992.[8] He later was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.[8]
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Next he served as deputy to the then defense minister, Ali Shamkhani, during the presidency ofMohammad Khatami from 1997 to 2003.[8][12][13] In 2003, he held the post of acting defense minister.[14] He was madeVice President of Iran and head of the martyrs foundation, "Bonyad Shahid", in 2005 and served as its president until July 2009.[15][8][9][16] In addition, he served as an advisor to the former PresidentMahmoud Ahmedinejad.[9][17] From 2009 to 2010 he was the deputy to Ali Shamkhani in the Armed Forces Strategic Studies Center.[8] Then he was appointed secretary ofthe Expediency Council's political, defense and security committee in 2010.[6] He also served as an advisor to Speaker of ParliamentAli Larijani and Tehran MayorMohammad Bagher Qalibaf.[8] However, Dehghani distanced himself from Ahmedinejad in 2012 and joinedModeration and Development Party led by Hassan Rouhani.[8]
He was nominated to head the defense ministry on 4 August 2013.[18] He was approved bythe Majlis and replacedAhmad Vahidi in the post. Dehghani received 269 votes in favor and 10 votes against.[19] Former Oil MinisterRostam Qasemi was named as Dehghani's advisor on 22 August.[20] On 1 August 2017, Dehghani announced that he would leave the defense ministry after the end of thefirst Rouhani government. He currently serves as an advisor to Supreme Leader AyatollahAli Khamenei.[21]
He announced that he was running in the2021 Iranian presidential election.[22]
In November 2019, Dehghan was among many Iranian officials placed under thesanctions list by theUnited States Department of State due to his involvement as an IRGC commander in the1983 Beirut barracks bombings which allegedHezbollah militants killed 241 American soldiers.[23]
Hossein Dehghan, a former defence minister and now an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a recent interview with the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
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| Preceded by | Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of the IRGC 1992–30 December 1996 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Air Force 24 April 1990 – 18 January 1992 | Succeeded by |
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