Mohammad Salimi
Mohammad Salimi | |
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محمد سلیمی | |
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| Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Army Affairs | |
| In office 11 September 2005 – 30 January 2016 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hassan Rouhani |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Ataollah Salehi |
| Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army | |
| In office 21 May 2000 – 11 September 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Ali Shahbazi |
| Succeeded by | Ataollah Salehi |
| Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Headquarters | |
| In office 21 May 2000 – 11 September 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Acting Head of the Military Advisory Group to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 21 May 2000 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad |
| Succeeded by | Ali Shahbazi |
| Deputy Head of the Military Advisory Group to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces | |
| In office 1989–2000 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Ground Forces Affairs | |
| In office 1989–2000 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Nasser Arasteh |
| Presidential Advisor & Head of the Special Military Inspection | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Chief of the Advisory Office to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in the Army | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| President | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Javad Bahonar |
| Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Ali Khamenei |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Secretary of the Supreme Defense Council | |
| In office 1980–1980 | |
| President | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Chamran |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 2 November 1981 – 14 August 1984 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mousa Namjoo |
| Succeeded by | Mir-Hossein Mousavi (acting) Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (military officer) (acting) Mohammad Hossein Jalali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1937[citation needed] |
| Died | 30 January 2016 (aged 78) |
Awards |  Order of Nasr (1st class) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pahlavi Iran (1957–1979) Iran (1979–1989); (2000–2005) |
| Branch/service | Ground Force |
Years of service | 1957–1989; 2000–2005 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Battles/wars | |
Mohammad Salimi (Persian: محمد سلیمی; 11 August[citation needed] 1937 – 30 January 2016) was an Iranian military officer who served as Minister of Defense from November 1981 to August 1984 and as commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from 2000 to 2005.
Biography
[edit]Salimi was born in Mashhad in 1937.[1] Salimi was the defense minister in the cabinet of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, replacing Javad Fakoori.[2] He was in office from 1981 to August 1984.[3] He was succeeded by Mohammad Hossein Jalali as defense minister.[2]
Although Salimi retired, he was appointed commander-in-chief in May 2000, replacing Ali Shahbazi.[4][5] Salimi resigned from office in September 2005.[4] He was succeeded by Major General Ataollah Salehi as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.[4] Then Salimi was named as Ali Khamenei's military advisor on the same date.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Joint Crisis: Supreme Defense Council of Iran, 1980" (PDF). Harvard Model United Nations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- 1 2 Sepehr Zabir (23 April 2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ J. Dionne (16 August 1984). "Tehran dismisses 5 cabinet members". The New York Times. Paris. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Mohammad Salimi". Iran Briefing. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Iranian Leader Appoints New Army Commanders". People's Daily. China. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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