Alireza Afshar | |
|---|---|
علیرضا افشار | |
 Afshar in 2021 | |
| Vice Minister of Interior for Political Affairs | |
| In office 25 August 2007 – 27 September 2008 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Preceded by | Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi |
| Succeeded by | Kamran Daneshjoo |
| Chancellor of Imam Hossein University | |
| In office 1998–2000 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Preceded by | Alireza Andalib |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Fazaeli |
| Commander of the Basij[1] | |
| In office 1990–1998 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
| Ali Khamenei | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Rahmani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hejazi |
| Chief of the General Staff of the IRGC[2] | |
| In office 1984–1987 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Ruhollah Khomeini | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Forouzandeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (1951) |
| Died | (aged 74) |
Awards |  Order of Nasr (1st class)[3] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service | IRGC |
Years of service | 1982–2007 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War KDPI insurgency (1989–1996) |
Alireza Afshar (Persian: علیرضا افشار; 1951 – 16 October 2025) was an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the Minister of Interior, being appointed in August 2007.[4] In this capacity, he served as head of Country's Election Headquarters during 2008 Iranian legislative election.[1]
Afshar was born in Mashhad, Iran in 1951.[5] He was spokesman of Iranian Armed Forces.[4] Afshar was also a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization in the 1980s, and belonged to its right-wing faction.[6]
Afshar died from heart disease on 16 October 2025, at the age of 74.[7]
References
- Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell (31 December 2008). The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Rand Corporation. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809.
- "اعطای نشان درجه یک نصر به جمعی از فرماندهان دفاع مقدس" (in Persian). Office of the Supreme Leader. 22 May 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- "Biography: Alireza Afshar", Hamshahri (in Persian), 26 August 2007, 29899, retrieved 1 June 2017
- Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "Former IRGC commander Alireza Afshar dies from heart complications". Caliber. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.