Hossein Dehghan

Sardar Hossein Dehghan
Dehghan in 2021
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1979–2004; 2013–2017
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands held	Air Force
Battles/wars	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.