Esmail Qaani


Esmail Qaani
Qaani in 2020
Born (1957-08-08) August 8, 1957 (age 66)
Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
Allegiance Iran
Service/branchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1980–present
RankBrigadier General
Commands heldQuds Force
Battles/wars

Esmail Qaani (also spelled as Ismail Qaani;[2] Persian: اسماعیل قاآنی; born 8 August 1957)[3] is an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and commander of its Quds Force — a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial terror and clandestine operations. The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, appointed Qaani to succeed Qasem Soleimani as Commander of the Quds Force.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Sardar Qaani;The commander in the shadow came to the field Tasnim News Agency
  2. ^ "Iran's supreme leader names new commander of Quds Force". aa.com.tr. 2020-01-03.
  3. ^ "Esmail Ghaani: Who is Qasem Soleimani Successor?". See.News. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  4. ^ Crowley, Michael; Hassan, Falih; Schmitt, Eric (2020-01-02). "U.S. Strike in Iraq Kills Qassim Suleimani, Commander of Iranian Forces". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  5. ^ فردا, رادیو (6 March 2019). "معاون سلیمانی: اسد را نیروی قدس به تهران آورد". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Radio Farda. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  6. ^ "Iran names deputy commander of Quds force to replace Soleimani after killing". CNBC. 2020-01-03. Archived from the original on 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-01-03.

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