Hassan Firouzabadi

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]

Sardar
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
Service/branchBasij
Years of service1989–2016
RankMajor General
Commands heldChief-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]

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. Treasury Sanctions Two Senior Iranian Officials for Serious Human Rights Abuses, U.S. Department of Treasury, 13 December 2011, retrieved 15 October 2017
  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


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