Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict
Awards
Order of Courage (1st class)
Head of the Mostazafan Foundation
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2023
Appointed by
Ali Khamenei
Preceded by
Parviz Fattah
Minister of Defence
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 of Foundation 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 67) Pudeh, Isfahan Province, Imperial State of Iran
Alma mater
University of Tehran
Hossein Dehghani Poudeh (Persian: حسین دهقانی پوده; born 2 March 1957), commonly known as Hossein Dehghan, is an Iranian military officer and former IRGC Air Force officer with the rank of brigadier general. He is currently head of the Mostazafan Foundation since 2023.
He was former minister of defense of Iran that designated for the position by President Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013 and confirmed by the parliament on 15 August.[1] He left the office on 20 August 2017.
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Hossein Dehghani Poudeh (Persian: حسین دهقانی پوده; born 2 March 1957), commonly known as HosseinDehghan, is an Iranian military officer and former IRGC...
members of the parliament. Vahidi's term ended on 15 August 2013 and HosseinDehghan replaced him in the post. Vahidi has been wanted by Interpol since...
Guard Corps. He was appointed to this post in January 1992, replacing HosseinDehghan. In November 1997, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf replaced Jalali as commander...
of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, including HosseinDehghan (future Iranian Minister of Defense), Mohammad Ali Jafari (future Revolutionary...
including many Revolutionary Guards commanders and hard-line clerics. Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (5 May 2011). "Ahmadinejad allies charged with sorcery"....
minister, Rahmani Fazli as interior minister, Tayebnia as finance minister, Dehghan as defense minister, Namdar Zanganeh as petroleum minister, Najafi as education...
Ruhollah Khomeini and other key politicians. According to Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, he was "the representative of the Ministry of Information...
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs HosseinDehghan (2005–2009) Masoud Zaribafan (2009–2013) Vice President and Head of...
August 2017 – 25 August 2021 President Hassan Rouhani Preceded by HosseinDehghan Succeeded by Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani Personal details Born c...
ago (1980-02-21) Founder Ruhollah Khomeini Headquarters Tehran , Iran Key people HosseinDehghan (CEO) Subsidiaries List Sina Bank Alavi Foundation Behran Oil Company...
accuracy, reliability, and warhead lethality. On 20 June 2020 Iranian admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that the country would start producing indigenous Supersonic...
Hossein Derakhshan's Facebook]. Khodnevis (in Persian). May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-06. Dehghan,...
Saddam Hussein. 1982 A contingent of 1,500 Revolutionary Guards, led by HosseinDehghan and Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur are dispatched to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley...
from the secretary position was announced on 20 October 2007 by Gholam-Hossein Elham, the Iranian government's spokesman, mentioning that President Ahmadinejad...
management. He is married to Manijeh Jahangiri and has four children, Hossein, Hesam, Faezeh and Hoda. Jahangiri began his political career following...
Global Information
Order of Courage (1st class)