Esmaeil Sohrabi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaEsmaeil Sohrabi | |
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| Born | 1937/1938 (age 81–82)[1] Kermanshah, Iran[1] |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Imperial Iranian Army Islamic Republic of Iran Army |
| Years of service | 1959-1988 |
| Rank | Brigadier General[2] |
| Unit | Airborne Infantry |
| Commands held | Chief-of-Staff |
| Battles/wars | 1979 Kurdish rebellion[1] Iran–Iraq War |
Esmaeil Sohrabi (Persian: اسماعیل سهرابی) is an Iranian retired military officer who served as the Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from 25 October 1984[1] until May 1988.[2]
He was an infantry staff colonel when appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini to the office.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ a b Anthony H. Cordesman (1999), Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 33, ISBN 0-275-96529-5
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| Preceded by Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad |
Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 1984–1988 |
Succeeded by Ali Shahbazi |
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