Mehdi Bakeri


Mehdi Bakeri
Native name
مهدی باکری
Born(1954-04-09)9 April 1954
Miandoab, Imperial State of Iran
Died16 March 1985 (aged 31)
Al-Qurnah, Ba'athist Iraq
AllegianceIran
Service/branch
Years of service1977–1985
Rank2nd Lieutenant (1977–1979)
Commands held31st Ashura Division
Battles/wars
Awards Order of Fath (2nd Class)
Alma materUniversity of Tabriz
Mayor of Urmia
In office
28 November 1979 – 24 September 1980
Appointed byAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Mehdi Bakeri (Persian: مهدی باکری‎; 1954 – 16 March 1985) was an Iranian military commander and key figure in the Iran–Iraq War.[1][2] He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tabriz and participated in the Iranian Revolution against the Shah. Following the outbreak of the war, he joined to the IRGC. He was killed during Operation Badr.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Iran students and security clash on campus". 28 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Harassment of Iranian Opposition Leaders". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ^ http://old.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=236795 [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "باکری,مهدی". Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

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