Mohammad Reza Zahedi

Sardar Mohammad Reza Zahedi
Zahedi in 2017
Native name	محمدرضا زاهدی
Other name(s)	See list: Mohammad Riza Zahdi[1] Reza Mahdavi[1] Hasan Mahdawi[1] Ali Reza Zahedi[1] Ali Zahedi[2]
Born	(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	Major-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.