(1960-11-02)2 November 1960[3] Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran
Died
1 April 2024(2024-04-01) (aged 63) Damascus, Syria[4]
Allegiance
Islamic Republic of Iran
Service/branch
IRGC
Years of service
1979–2024
Rank
Brigadier General
Commands held
Quds Force
IRGC Ground Forces
IRGC Aerospace Force
Battles/wars
Iran–Iraq War[2]
Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Hezbollah–Israel conflict
South Lebanon conflict
2006 Lebanon War
Iranian intervention in the Syrian civil war[2]
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
Hezbollah–Israel confrontation
Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus
Mohammad Reza Zahedi (Persian: محمدرضا زاهدی; 2 November 1960 – 1 April 2024) was an Iranian military officer. A senior figure within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), he had previously commanded the IRGC Aerospace Force and the IRGC Ground Forces,[5] and was commanding the Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria at the time of his death.[2]
In 2024, Zahedi was killed by an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria.[6][7] According to The Guardian, he was most likely a critical figure in coordinating Iran's relationship with Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad government of Syria.[8]
Canada, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Sweden, and the United States have designated either or both the IRGC and/or the Quds Force as terrorist organizations.
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^"سردار محمدرضا زاهدی که بود؟" [Who was Sardar Mohammad Reza Zahedi?]. Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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^"Leader Appoints New IRGC Ground Force and Air Force Commanders". The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 21 January 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^"Iran says Israel bombs its embassy in Syria, kills commanders". Reuters. Damascus. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^"Israeli airstrike on Iran consulate in Syria kills six including IRGC commander". The Guardian. 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^"Mohammad Reza Zahedi: who was the Iranian commander killed in an Israeli strike in Syria?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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