Ali Sayad Shirazi
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Timsar Ali Sayad Shirazi |
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| Nickname(s) | The Iron Man (مرد فولاد Mard-e-Foulad) |
| Born |
13 May 1944 Kaboudgonbad, Khorasan, Iran |
| Died | 10 April 1999 (aged 54) Tehran, Iran |
| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Army Ground Force (1964–1979) Islamic Republic Army Ground Force (1979–1989) General Staff of Armed Forces (1989–1999)
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| Years of service | 1964–1999 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant general
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| Battles/wars |
Kurdish rebellion Iran–Iraq War Operation Undeniable Victory Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas Operation Zafar 7 Operation Nasr-4 Operation Mersad |
| Awards |
 Order of Fath (two 1st Classes)
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Ali Sayad Shirazi (13 June 1944 – 10 April 1999) (Persian: علی صیاد شیرازی) was chief-of-staff of the Iranian Armed Forces during the eight-year Iran–Iraq War. He was assassinated in 1999 by the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK). Prior to that, he had a central role in suppressing the armed rebellion in Kordestan province in 1979.
Shirazi was born in Kabud Gonbad Rural District, Iran, on 13 June 1944. His father being a non-commissioned officer in the Army motivated him to join and in 1964 he joined as a cadet.
Shirazi was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Artillery and in 1974, he was sent to the United States for further military education. When he returned to Iran he showed opposition to the policies of the Pahlavi government and participated in some street demonstrations. He then joined the opposition movement against the Shah. During the 1979 revolution, he served in the 64th Infantry Division in Urumiyeh. He was later awarded the rank of lieutenant general of the Iranian armed forces.
During the Iran–Iraq War Sayad Shirazi became one of the most important generals of Iran. In 1981, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini appointed him commander of the Ground Forces of the Iranian Army. In 1982, he led the Iranian Pasdaran and Basij soldiers to victory in the Iranian Operation Undeniable Victory, this was the first time Iran was able to defeat Iraq in a major battle, Iran broke through Iraq's "impenetrable" defense lines and expelled them from the Dezful-Shush area, this operation is considered by many as the turning point in the war. During Iran's attempt to capture Basra with Operation Ramadan Shirazi was said: We will continue the war until Saddam Hussein is overthrown so that we can pray at Karbala and Jerusalem.
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